Mandrill, the: a case of extreme sexual selection
Auteur :
Dixson, Alan F.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107114616
Date de publication :
12 nov. 2015
Dimensions :
25,3 x 17,7 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
700 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Living in the remote forests of western central Africa, mandrills are notoriously elusive and have evaded scientific scrutiny for decades. Recent research, synthesised here for the first time, sheds light on mandrill behaviour, reproductive biology and evolution, and allows for explanation of its extreme sexual dimorphism.