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    Growth affects dispersal success in social mole-rats, but not the duration of philopatry

    Miquel Torrents-Ticó, Nigel C. Bennett, Jennifer U. M. Jarvis, Markus Zöttl
    Biol. Lett. 2018 14 20180005; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0005. Published 21 February 2018
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    Variation in growth of Damaraland mole-rats is explained by competition rather than by functional specialization for different tasks

    Markus Zöttl, Jack Thorley, David Gaynor, Nigel C. Bennett, Tim Clutton-Brock
    Biol. Lett. 2016 12 20160820; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0820. Published 14 December 2016
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    Ontogeny and the fossil record: what, if anything, is an adult dinosaur?

    David W. E. Hone, Andrew A. Farke, Mathew J. Wedel
    Biol. Lett. 2016 12 20150947; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0947. Published 17 February 2016
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    Antioxidants safeguard telomeres in bold chicks

    Sin-Yeon Kim, Alberto Velando
    Biol. Lett. 2015 11 20150211; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2015.0211. Published 6 May 2015
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    Enduring consequences of early experiences: 40 year effects on survival and success among African elephants (Loxodonta africana)

    Phyllis C. Lee, Luc F. Bussière, C. Elizabeth Webber, Joyce H. Poole, Cynthia J. Moss
    Biol. Lett. 2013 9 20130011; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0011. Published 13 February 2013
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    Energetic constraints on an early developmental stage: a comparative view

    James F Gillooly, Gustavo A Londoño, Andrew P Allen
    Biol. Lett. 2008 4 123-126; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0460. Published 23 February 2008
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    Balancing between costs and benefits of maternal hormone deposition in avian eggs

    Ton G. G Groothuis, Corine M Eising, Cor Dijkstra, Wendt Müller
    Biol. Lett. 2005 1 78-81; DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0233. Published 22 March 2005
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