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Social environment modulates investment in sex trait versus lifespan: red deer produce bigger antlers when facing more rivalry

Theory predicts that the plastic expression of sex-traits should be modulated not only by their production costs but also by the benefits derived from the presence of rivals and mates, yet there is a paucity of evidence for an adaptive response of sex-trait expression to social environment. We studi...

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Autores principales: Carranza, Juan, Pérez-Barbería, Javier, Mateos, Concha, Alarcos, Susana, Torres-Porras, Jerónimo, Pérez-González, Javier, Sánchez-Prieto, Cristina B., Valencia, Juliana, Castillo, Leticia, de la Peña, Eva, Barja, Isabel, Seoane, José M., Reglero, Manuel M., Flores, Antonio, Membrillo, Alberto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7280183/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32514059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65578-w