Variation in an Extreme Weapon: Horn Performance Differences across Rhinoceros Beetle (<i>Trypoxylus dichotomus</i>) Populations
Japanese rhinoceros beetle (<i>Trypoxylus dichotomus</i>) males have exaggerated head horns that they use as weapons in combat over reproductive opportunities. In these contests, there is an advantage to having a longer horn, and there seems to be little cost to horn exaggeration. Howeve...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/10/346 |