怀孕期的长度既有形状,也受其他生命历史特征的形状影响,这些特征都存在于陆地乳 mama 类哺乳动物中

Thodoris Danis1,2, Dana Lin1,2, Daniel S Caetano3

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States.

Evolution letters
|December 8, 2025
PubMed
概括

怀孕期的长度在eutherian哺乳动物主要由 litter 尺寸预测. 这一关键的生殖特征直接影响 litter 尺寸,并受到大脑质量的影响,揭示了复杂的进化关系.

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