Sexual-size dimorphism: Influence of mass and mating systems in the most dimorphic mammals

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-52

  Weckerly, Floyd W ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Large mammals; Mating systems; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002817395     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382840     Document Type: Article

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