Musculoskeletal mass and shape are correlated with competitive ability in male house mice (Mus musculus)

Intense physical competition between males for mating opportunities is widespread among mammals. In such agonistic encounters, males with combinations of morphological, physiological and behavioral characters that allow them to dominate an opponent have greater fitness. However, the specific physica...

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Published in:J Exp Biol
Main Authors: Cooper, Amanda N., Cunningham, Christopher B., Morris, Jeremy S., Ruff, James S., Potts, Wayne K., Carrier, David R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7033737/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31915200
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.213389
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