sexual dimorphism

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Definition

Differences between males and females in morphology, physiology, and/or behaviour resulting from differences in strength and shape of selection acting on each sex

Related Terms (12)

SSDplant sexual dimorphismsex-biased herbivorysex-specific traitssexual size dimorphismintersexual differencessize asymmetrybody size asymmetrysize differencedimorphism

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dichromatismsexually dimorphic

Publications (14)

student_paper

Biofluorescence in Arizona Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma mavortium nebulsoum) as an indicator of sexual readiness

2025

article

Range-wide study in a sexually polymorphic wild strawberry reveals climatic and soil associations of sex ratio, sexual dimorphism and sex chromosomes

2025Journal of Ecology

article

Sex-specific reproductive strategies in wild yellow-bellied marmots ( Marmota flaviventer ): senescence and genetic variance in annual reproductive success differ between the sexes

2022Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

article

Do microorganisms obey macroecological rules?

2021Authorea

student_paper

Variation in bill morphology and pollen prevalence in the Broad-Tailed Hummingbird (Selasphorus platycercus)

2017

thesis

The Visual Ecology of Speyeria mormonia

2016

student_paper

Bill Morphology and Niche Partitioning in Selasphorus platycercus

2016

student_paper

Nicrophorus investigator: The Effects of Asymmetry in Body Size on the Duration of Bi-parental Care.

2014

sexual dimorphism

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Definition

Related Terms (12)

Publications (14)

Biofluorescence in Arizona Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma mavortium nebulsoum) as an indicator of sexual readiness

Range-wide study in a sexually polymorphic wild strawberry reveals climatic and soil associations of sex ratio, sexual dimorphism and sex chromosomes

Sex-specific reproductive strategies in wild yellow-bellied marmots (<i> Marmota flaviventer </i>): senescence and genetic variance in annual reproductive success differ between the sexes

Do microorganisms obey macroecological rules?

Variation in bill morphology and pollen prevalence in the Broad-Tailed Hummingbird (<i>Selasphorus platycercus</i>)

The Visual Ecology of <i>Speyeria mormonia</i>

Bill Morphology and Niche Partitioning in <i>Selasphorus platycercus</i>

Nicrophorus investigator: The Effects of Asymmetry in Body Size on the Duration of Bi-parental Care.

Related Concepts (10)

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

Elevation Range

body size-temperature rule

competitive exclusion theory

biparental care

alternative mating tactics

Ecosystem diversity

reproduction ratio

natural selection

polygynous mating system

Frequently Associated Species

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Pekania pennanti

Slender-tube Skyrocket

Larkspurs

Beetles

Nuttall's Larkspur

Barbey's Larkspur

Scarlet Gilia

Aquarius remigis

Ribes montigenum

Influence of elevation on the sexual dimorphic gap in mountain white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha).

Mechanisms underlying plant sexual dimorphism in multi-trophic arthropod communities

Masculinized female yellow-bellied marmots initiate more social interactions

Swarming and mating behavior of a mayfly <i>Baetis bicaudatus</i> suggest stabilizing selection for male body size

The effect of hermaphrodite density and frequency at three spatial scales on the polen receipt and seed set of gynodioecious Geranium richardsonii (Geraniaceae)

Effects of size at metamorphosis on stonefly fecundity, longevity, and reproductive success