Selection on females can create ‘larger males’
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Selection on females can create 'larger males'.
In many bird and mammal species, males are significantly larger than females. The prevailing explanation for larger-sized males is that sexual selection drives increased male size. In addition, researchers commonly assume that the extent of dimorphism indicates the strength of selection for increased size in males. Here, through reconstruction of ancestral morphology for males and females of on...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0962-8452,1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1407