Discovery and description of a novel sexual weapon in the world’s most widely-studied freshwater turtle
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DOI: 10.1007/s10682-019-10014-3
Abstract: Sexually coercive reproductive tactics are widespread among animals, where one sex employs specialized structures, called sexual weapons, to harass, intimidate, and/or physically force the other sex to mate. Painted turtles (Chrysemys picta) have been extremely… read more here.
Keywords: description novel; well studied; weapon; discovery description ... See more keywords
Discovery and description of a mysterious Asian flying squirrel (Rodentia, Sciuridae, Biswamoyopterus) from Mount Gaoligong, southwest China
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DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.864.33678
Abstract: Abstract The flying squirrels of the tribe Pteromyini (Family Sciuridae) currently include 15 genera of which the genus Biswamoyopterus comprises two recognized species, B.biswasi Saha, 1981 and B.laoensis Sanamxay et al., 2013. These two species… read more here.
Keywords: southwest china; mount gaoligong; china; description mysterious ... See more keywords