Sexual Selection On Elephant Tusks
Darwin was troubled by elaborate male traits observed in many species that are seemingly maladaptive for survival, the peacock’s tail being the most iconic of all. He wrote "The sight of a feather in a peacock’s tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me sick" because it challenged his theory o...
Main Author: | Chelliah, Karpagam |
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Other Authors: | Sukumar, R |
Language: | en_US |
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2017
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Online Access: | http://etd.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2005/2636 http://etd.ncsi.iisc.ernet.in/abstracts/3434/G26621-Abs.pdf |
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