Large male proboscis monkeys have larger noses but smaller canines
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Nasalization by Nasalis larvatus: Larger noses audiovisually advertise conspecifics in proboscis monkeys
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عنوان ژورنال: Communications Biology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2399-3642
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01245-0