Sexual selection constrains the body mass of male but not female mice
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Sexual selection constrains the body mass of male but not female mice
Sexual size dimorphism results when female and male body size is influenced differently by natural and sexual selection. Typically, in polygynous species larger male body size is thought to be favored in competition for mates and constraints on maximal body size are due to countervailing natural selection on either sex; however, it has been postulated that sexual selection itself may result in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ecology and Evolution
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2045-7758
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2753