Sexual size dimorphism in musteloids: An anomalous allometric pattern is explained by feeding ecology

Rensch's rule states that sexual size dimorphism (SSD) increases with body size in taxa where males are larger, and decreases when females are larger. The dominant explanation for the trend is currently that competitive advantage for males is greater in larger individuals, whereas female size i...

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Autores principales: Noonan, Michael J., Johnson, Paul J., Kitchener, Andrew C., Harrington, Lauren A., Newman, Chris, Macdonald, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28031801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2480

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28031801
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2480

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