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SUBMITTER: Willmore KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2836714 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Willmore Katherine E KE Roseman Charles C CC Rogers Jeffrey J Richtsmeier Joan T JT Cheverud James M JM
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution 20090203 3
Sexual dimorphism is a widespread phenomenon and contributes greatly to intraspecies variation. Despite a long history of active research, the genetic basis of dimorphism for complex traits remains unknown. Understanding the sex-specific differences in genetic architecture for cranial traits in a highly dimorphic species could identify possible mechanisms through which selection acts to produce dimorphism. Using distances calculated from three-dimensional landmark data from CT scans of 402 baboo ...[more]