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Iterative evolution of large-bodied hypercarnivory in canids benefits species but not clades

Ecological specialization has costs and benefits at various scales: traits benefitting an individual may disadvantage its population, species or clade. In particular, large body size and hypercarnivory (diet over 70% meat) have evolved repeatedly in mammals; yet large hypercarnivores are thought to...

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Autores principales: Balisi, Mairin A., Van Valkenburgh, Blaire
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/PMC7442796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32826954
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01193-9