Nasalization by Nasalis larvatus: Larger noses audiovisually advertise conspecifics in proboscis monkeys

Male proboscis monkeys have uniquely enlarged noses that are prominent adornments, which may have evolved through their sexually competitive harem group social system. Nevertheless, the ecological roles of the signals encoded by enlarged noses remain unclear. We found significant correlations among...

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Published in:Sci Adv
Main Authors: Koda, Hiroki, Murai, Tadahiro, Tuuga, Augustine, Goossens, Benoit, Nathan, Senthilvel K.S.S., Stark, Danica J., Ramirez, Diana A. R., Sha, John C. M., Osman, Ismon, Sipangkui, Rosa, Seino, Satoru, Matsuda, Ikki
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5833997/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29507881
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaq0250
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