Phylogenetic Patterns of Sexual Size Dimorphism in Turtles and Their Implications for Rensch’s Rule

ABSTRACT: Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is widespread in nature and may result from selection operating differentially on males and females. Rensch’s rule, the increase of SSD with body size in male-biased-SSD species (or decrease in female-biased-SSD species), is documented in invertebrates and vert...

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Autores:

Ceballos Fonseca, Claudia Patricia
Adams, Dean
Iverson, Jhon B
Valenzuela Castro, Maria Nicole

Tipo de recurso:

Article of investigation

Fecha de publicación:

2013

Institución:

Universidad de Antioquia

Repositorio:

Repositorio UdeA

Idioma:

eng

OAI Identifier:

oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/34849

Acceso en línea:

https://hdl.handle.net/10495/34849

Palabra clave:

Método comparativo
Comparative method
Reptiles
Adaptación de los animales
Animal adaptation
Tortugas
Turtles
Selección sexual
Sexual selection
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_94ba6a47
Dimorfismo sexual
Sexual dimorphism
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32659
Fertilidad
Fertility
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2862

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openAccess

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/co/