Weevil warriors
Is it Cheaper to be bigger? Lessons from the extreme weapons of giraffe weevil warriors
Agosto 26, 2021
How can larger animals bear the increased energetic costs of maintaining disproportionately large weapons?
How can larger animals bear the increased energetic costs of maintaining disproportionately large weapons?
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