Why do onychophorans and camels need the same gestation time?
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| Format: | artículo |
| Status: | Versión publicada |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Description: | One of the many mysteries surrounding onychophorans, is why, despite their small body size, they have gestation periods that are as long as gestation in some mammals. Here we propose that the causes are infrequent feeding and the Mandatory Minimum Size model, according to which they must be born sufficiently developed to hunt their own food and survive adverse microclimates. |
| Country: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institution: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Language: | Inglés Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/36118 |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/36118 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Keyword: | broad gestation development low feeding frequency onychophoran female amplia gestación desarrollo baja frecuencia de alimentación hembra de onicóforo |