Is the bat os penis sexually selected?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 450-460

  Hosken, D J ^a   Jones, K E ^b,e   Chipperfield, K ^c   Dixson, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baculum; Chiroptera; Genitalia; Independent contrasts; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BAT; MORPHOLOGY; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

EID: 0034797995     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650100389     Document Type: Article

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