Horn growth appears to decline under intense trophy hunting, but biases in hunt data challenge the interpretation of the evolutionary basis of trends
Abstract A recent article in Evolutionary Applications by LaSharr et al. reports on trends in the size of horns of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) throughout much of the species’ range. The article concludes that there are “... stable or increasing trends in horn growth over nearly 3 decades in the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-06-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Applications |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13207 |