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The weaker sex: Male lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) with blue color polymorphism are more burdened by parasites than are other sex–color combinations

The unusual blue color polymorphism of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) is the subject of much speculation but little empirical research; ~20% of lingcod individuals exhibit this striking blue color morph, which is discrete from and found within the same populations as the more common brown morph. In ot...

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Autores principales: Wood, Chelsea L., Leslie, Katie L., Greene, Alanna, Lam, Laurel S., Basnett, Bonnie, Hamilton, Scott L., Samhouri, Jameal F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8719767/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34972116
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261202