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STONEHOUSE1 has put forward a hypothesis on the thermoregulatory function of antlers which seems plausible but which rests on doubtful assumptions and fails to predict correctly.
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GEIST, V. Horn-like Structures as Rank Symbols, Guards and Weapons. Nature 220, 813–814 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/220813b0
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