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When quills kill: the defense strategy of the crested porcupine Hystrix cristata L., 1758
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BiologyMorphological EvidenceAbstract QuillsWildlife EcologyNatural SciencesMammalogyEvolutionary BiologyEntomologyDefense StrategyPredator-prey InteractionMammal SpeciesAvian EvolutionInterspecific Behavioral InteractionWildlife BiologyAnimal BehaviorSpecialized Morphological Structures
Abstract Quills represent specialized morphological structures evolved by some mammal species to deter predators. Among quilled mammals, crested porcupines