The evolutionary ecology of decorating behaviour
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The evolutionary ecology of decorating behaviour.
Many animals decorate themselves through the accumulation of environmental material on their exterior. Decoration has been studied across a range of different taxa, but there are substantial limits to current understanding. Decoration in non-humans appears to function predominantly in defence against predators and parasites, although an adaptive function is often assumed rather than comprehensi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0325