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The dark ventral patch: A bimodal flexible trait related to male competition in red deer
Sexual signals play a central role in male-male competition in polygynous species. In red deer (Cervus elaphus), male’s ventral area become dark during the rutting season due to urine spraying behaviour and retains many chemical compounds potentially revealing individual features. Here we investigat...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7644014/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33151970 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241374 |