Cargando…

Rensch’s rule in avian lice: contradictory allometric trends for sexual size dimorphism

Rensch’s rule (RR) postulates that in comparisons across closely related species, male body size relative to female size increases with the average size of the species. This holds true in several vertebrate and also in certain free-living invertebrate taxa. Here, we document the validity of RR in av...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Piross, Imre Sándor, Harnos, Andrea, Rózsa, Lajos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31133727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44370-5