#SexualWeaponry - Twitter Hashtag

Algonquin Wildlife Research Station @AlgonquinWRS

almost 6 years ago

Here's what Patrick found during his studies: (1) Tomiodonts of males are much larger than females. These structures may be involved in feeding or maybe breeding (#sexualweaponry?). Tomiodont structure optimizes bite force: https://t.co/7GBKXH2KBd https://t.co/0Gm82qHkz0

Algonquin Wildlife Research Station @AlgonquinWRS

about 10 years ago

New paper: Cranial and #tomiodont dimorphism in turtles, w/ #PaintedTurtle model. #SexualDimorphism #SexualSelection https://t.co/7PcqClMI0v

AlgonquinWRS's tweet photo. New paper: Cranial and #tomiodont dimorphism in turtles, w/ #PaintedTurtle model. #SexualDimorphism #SexualSelection
https://t.co/7PcqClMI0v https://t.co/AKuNtoRnKi

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Algonquin Wildlife Research Station @AlgonquinWRS

over 6 years ago

... and now available online @cdnsciencepub! Male #PaintedTurtle do not always play nice when it comes to mating: #sexualweaponry #tomiodont https://t.co/Ia2pkQVVTO https://t.co/PZe0xxiuSq @herphighlights @canuck_herps @JofHerp @ASIHCopeia

Algonquin Wildlife Research Station @AlgonquinWRS

almost 7 years ago

Just accepted for publication: Moldowan et al. "Demographics of injuries indicate sexual coercion in a population of Painted Turtles". Follow-up to our recent work on sexual weaponry and unexpected repro tactics in the species (https://t.co/LBKxxbE4gh) #Tomiodont #Herpetology