The evolution of fighting structures in hartebeest
I Capellini, LM Gosling - Evolutionary Ecology Research, 2006 - evolutionary-ecology.com
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hartebeest Isabella Capellini* and Leonard Morris Gosling‡ Evolution and Behaviour Research
Group, School of Biology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2
4HH, UK ABSTRACT Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related
fighting structures opposed by food constraints in bovids? Data studied: Horn circumference
and length, pedicel height, skull weight, and body size (skull length) were measured on 382 …
hartebeest Isabella Capellini* and Leonard Morris Gosling‡ Evolution and Behaviour Research
Group, School of Biology, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2
4HH, UK ABSTRACT Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related
fighting structures opposed by food constraints in bovids? Data studied: Horn circumference
and length, pedicel height, skull weight, and body size (skull length) were measured on 382 …
