Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160947
Abstract: Ontogenetic changes in mammalian skulls are complex. For a very few species (i.e. some Sorex shrews), these also include seasonally driven, bidirectional size changes within individuals, presumably to reduce energy requirements during low resource availabilities.… read more here.
Keywords: overshoot seasonal; growth overshoot; size changes; seasonal size ... See more keywords