Why do onychophorans and camels need the same gestation time?

 

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Autoren: Monge-Nájera, Julián, Barquero-González, Pablo, Morera, Bernal
Format: editorial
Publikationsdatum:2019
Beschreibung: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.
Land:Repositorio UNA
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Repositorio UNA
Sprache:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:null:11056/26785
Online Zugang:http://hdl.handle.net/11056/26785
Stichwort:ONICÓFOROS
ONYCHOPHORA
REPRODUCCIÓN ANIMAL
ANIMAL REPRODUCTION