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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...
Autores principales: | Zhu, Bicheng, Wang, Jichao, Zhao, Longhui, Sun, Zhixin, Brauth, Steven E., Tang, Yezhong, Cui, Jianguo |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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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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