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Posted by: Carlton at Mon Jul 11 16:29:04 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Carlton ] There are so many subtle variations on the double flattened process...I also wonder about it. It could be that the healthier the cham the larger and more robust such a "decoration" can get, so it is a way for the male to outcompete with others visually, and a way for the females to see that he's got good genes. What is also neat is to see how similar some of the Malagasy Furcifers are to their East African relatives. F. bifidus looks almost identical to the African fischeri, and yet they've been isolated genetically for a long long time. They don't really need sharp horns to fight, yet something on their snout does help them shove and force another intruder off a branch and protects their lips. Sometimes I wonder if it helps them aim at a far away insect like a rifle scope. | ||
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