What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 611-629

  Loison, Anne ^a,b   Gaillard, Jean Michel ^b   Pélabon, Christophe ^b   Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Allometry; Feeding habits; Habitat; Level of polygyny; Sexual size dimorphism; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001299116     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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