Sexual selection constrains the body mass of male but not female mice

Sexual size dimorphism results when female and male body size is influenced differently by natural and sexual selection. Typically, in polygynous species larger male body size is thought to be favored in competition for mates and constraints on maximal body size are due to countervailing natural sel...

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Published in:Ecol Evol
Main Authors: Ruff, James S., Cornwall, Douglas H., Morrison, Linda C., Cauceglia, Joseph W., Nelson, Adam C., Gaukler, Shannon M., Meagher, Shawn, Carroll, Lara S., Potts, Wayne K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5306010/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28303195
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2753
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