sexual dimorphism

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

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

sexual dimorphism

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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)

courtship displays

Theory of Island Biogeography

maternal care

trait variation

nutritional niche partitioning

body size-temperature rule

space use

metagenome-assembled genome

heritability

pollinator foraging behavior

Frequently Associated Species

Ligusticum porteri

Atriplex canescens

Ipomopsis

Delphinium

Delphinium nuttallianum

Chamerion angustifolium

Castilleja

Spruce

Lonicera involucrata

Ambystoma

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