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Necks-for-sex or competing browsers? A critique of ideas on the evolution of giraffe

  1. R. E. Simmons1,
  2. R. Altwegg2,3

Article first published online: 2 JUL 2010

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00711.x

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Journal of Zoology

Journal of Zoology

Volume 282, Issue 1, pages 6–12, September 2010

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Simmons, R. E. and Altwegg, R. (2010), Necks-for-sex or competing browsers? A critique of ideas on the evolution of giraffe. Journal of Zoology, 282: 6–12. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00711.x

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  1. 1

    DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

  2. 2

    South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Claremont, South Africa

  3. 3

    Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town, Department of Zoology, Rondebosch, South Africa

*Correspondence DST/NRF Centre of Excellence at the Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa. Email: rob.simmons@uct.ac.za

  1. Editor: Nigel Bennett

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 27 AUG 2010
  2. Article first published online: 2 JUL 2010
  3. Received 4 December 2009; revised 23 March 2010; accepted 23 March 2010

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