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Selection for predation, not female fecundity, explains sexual size dimorphism in the orchid mantises

Here we reconstruct the evolutionary shift towards floral simulation in orchid mantises and suggest female predatory selection as the likely driving force behind the development of extreme sexual size dimorphism. Through analysis of body size data and phylogenetic modelling of trait evolution, we re...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: Svenson, Gavin J., Brannoch, Sydney K., Rodrigues, Henrique M., O’Hanlon, James C., Wieland, Frank
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5131372/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27905469
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep37753
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