Sex-Specific Weight Loss Mediates Sexual Size Dimorphism in Drosophila melanogaster

The selective pressures leading to the evolution of Sexual Size Dimorphism (SSD) have been well studied in many organisms, yet, the underlying developmental mechanisms are poorly understood. By generating a complete growth profile by sex in Drosophila melanogaster, we describe the sex-specific patte...

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Autores principales: Testa, Nicholas D., Ghosh, Shampa M., Shingleton, Alexander W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23555608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058936

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3610704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23555608
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058936

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