Background: the anatomy and physiology of bovid horns are consistent with their thermoregulatory function. Objective: to evaluate a possible correlation between ear and horn size, as key factors for body thermoregulation. Methods: measurements of horns (length and perimeter) and ears (length and width) were obtained from forty-six Pyrenean Brown (Bruna dels Pirineus) beef calves. The sample was randomly distributed between horned (n=34) and polled (n=12) animals, aged 332 ± 56 days. Results: a negative correlation between ear and horn size was observed (p<0.05) and the multivariate clustering demonstrated a tendency of polled animals towards bigger ear size. Conclusions: according to these results, horns and ears contribute to thermoregulat...
Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures oppo...
Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures oppo...
Factors affecting horn size in wild Caprinae are of biological and socio-economic interest because s...
Background: the anatomy and physiology of bovid horns are consistent with their thermoregulatory fun...
A study was designed to evaluate the correlation in ear and horn sizes, in both cases as keys to bod...
A study was designed to evaluate the correlation in ear and horn sizes, in both cases as keys to bod...
Dairy cattle are typically disbudded or dehorned. Little is known, however, about the biological fun...
Dairy cattle are typically disbudded or dehorned. Little is known, however, about the biological fun...
Dairy cattle are typically disbudded or dehorned. Little is known, however, about the biological fun...
The purpose of our summer research is to compile results and trends observed in previous studies to ...
Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) is a Bovid that lives in mountains, prealpine and alp...
Researchers generally agree that the horns of male bovids are a product of sexual selection and are ...
Allometric relationships describe the proportional covariation between morphological, physiological,...
Factors affecting horn size in wild Caprinae are of biological and socio-economic interest because s...
Variation in mammalian auditory bulla size has been linked to environmental conditions, and has even...
Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures oppo...
Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures oppo...
Factors affecting horn size in wild Caprinae are of biological and socio-economic interest because s...
Background: the anatomy and physiology of bovid horns are consistent with their thermoregulatory fun...
A study was designed to evaluate the correlation in ear and horn sizes, in both cases as keys to bod...
A study was designed to evaluate the correlation in ear and horn sizes, in both cases as keys to bod...
Dairy cattle are typically disbudded or dehorned. Little is known, however, about the biological fun...
Dairy cattle are typically disbudded or dehorned. Little is known, however, about the biological fun...
Dairy cattle are typically disbudded or dehorned. Little is known, however, about the biological fun...
The purpose of our summer research is to compile results and trends observed in previous studies to ...
Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra) is a Bovid that lives in mountains, prealpine and alp...
Researchers generally agree that the horns of male bovids are a product of sexual selection and are ...
Allometric relationships describe the proportional covariation between morphological, physiological,...
Factors affecting horn size in wild Caprinae are of biological and socio-economic interest because s...
Variation in mammalian auditory bulla size has been linked to environmental conditions, and has even...
Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures oppo...
Question: Is sexual selection for the evolution of larger horns and related fighting structures oppo...
Factors affecting horn size in wild Caprinae are of biological and socio-economic interest because s...