Can foraging ecology drive the evolution of body size in a diving endotherm?

Can foraging ecology drive the evolution of body size in a diving endotherm?

Within a single animal species, different morphs can allow for differential exploitation of foraging niches between populations, while sexual size dimorphism can provide each sex with access to different resources. Despite being potentially important agents of evolution, resource polymorphisms, and...

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Main Authors: Timothée R Cook, Amélie Lescroël, Yves Cherel, Akiko Kato, Charles-André Bost
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3567052?pdf=render

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