Palaeohistology reveals a slow pace of life for the dwarfed Sicilian elephant
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02192-4
Abstract: The 1-m-tall dwarf elephant Palaeoloxodon falconeri from the Pleistocene of Sicily (Italy) is an extreme example of insular dwarfism and epitomizes the Island Rule. Based on scaling of life-history (LH) traits with body mass, P.… read more here.
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