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Sex Differences in Phenotypic Plasticity Affect Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism in Insects: From Physiology to Evolution

Males and females of nearly all animals differ in their body size, a phenomenon called sexual size dimorphism (SSD). The degree and direction of SSD vary considerably among taxa, including among populations within species. A considerable amount of this variation is due to sex differences in body siz...

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Published in:Annu Rev Entomol
Main Authors: Stillwell, R. Craig, Blanckenhorn, Wolf U., Teder, Tiit, Davidowitz, Goggy, Fox, Charles W.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4760685/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19728836
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-112408-085500
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