Bigger Is Not Always Better: Females Prefer Males of Mean Body Size in Philautus odontotarsus

Most species are believed to evolve larger body sizes over evolutionary time. Previous studies have suggested that sexual selection, through male-male competition and female choice, favors larger males. However, there is little evidence of selection against large size. The female serrate-legged smal...

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Autores principales: Zhu, Bicheng, Wang, Jichao, Zhao, Longhui, Sun, Zhixin, Brauth, Steven E., Tang, Yezhong, Cui, Jianguo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26901766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149879

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762700/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26901766
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149879

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