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SUBMITTER: Horne CR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7003453 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Horne Curtis R CR Hirst Andrew G AG Atkinson David D
Proceedings. Biological sciences 20200115 1918
Variation in the degree of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) among taxa is generally considered to arise from differences in the relative intensity of male-male competition and fecundity selection. One might predict, therefore, that SSD will vary systematically with (1) the intensity of sexual selection for increased male size, and (2) the intensity of fecundity selection for increased female size. To test these two fundamental hypotheses, we conducted a phylogenetic comparative analysis of SSD in fi ...[more]