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Postcopulatory sexual selection and the evolution of shape complexity in the carnivoran baculum
The baculum is an enigmatic bone within the mammalian glans penis, and the driving forces behind its often bizarre shape have captivated evolutionary biologists for over a century. Hypotheses for the function of the baculum include aiding in intromission, stimulating females and assisting with prolo...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7657853/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33049172 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.1883 |