Carotenoids‐based reddish pelvic spines in nonreproducing female and male sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus) – Signalling social dominance?

Conspicuous ornaments are often considered a result of evolution by sexual selection. According to the social selection hypothesis, such conspicuous traits may also evolve as badges of status associated with increased boldness or aggression toward conspecifics in conflicts about ecological resources...

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Autores principales: Kroken, Karl Kristian, Sæthre, Axel Aas, Nicolaisen, Ove, Egeland, Torvald Blikra, Nordeide, Jarle Tryti
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7892

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8366892/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34429901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7892

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