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Sex and male breeding state predict intraspecific trait variation in mouth-brooding fishes.
Journal of fish biology - 1 Sept 2022
Abecia Janine E, Luiz Osmar J, Crook David A, Banks Sam C, Wedd Dion, King Alison J
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Sex-specific reproductive roles contribute to sexual dimorphic morphological trait variations. In uniparental mouth-brooding fishes, the mouth performs a reproductive function in addition to its key roles in feeding and respiration, resulting in the potential for sex-specific functional performance trade-offs. Trait differences related to parental care may occur when the individual matures or be restricted to...
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