The evolution of animal weapons

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Volumn 39, Issue , 2008, Pages 387-413

  Emlen, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal diversity; Antlers; Horns; Male competition; Sexual selection; Tusks

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL WEAPON; BODY SIZE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HORN; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 58549092406     PISSN: 1543592X     EISSN: 15452069     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173502     Document Type: Review

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