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Hidden complexity in the ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in male-larger beetles
Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is widespread among animals, but its developmental mechanisms are not fully undestood. We investigated the proximate causes of SSD in three male-larger and one monomorphic scarab beetles using detailed monitoring of growth in individual instars. Apart from the finding th...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5897324/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29650984 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24047-1 |