Covariation of sexual size dimorphism and adult sex ratio in parasitic nematodes

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 567-580

  Poulin, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Comparative analysis; Male male competition; Operational sex ratio; Phylogenetic contrasts; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MALE-MALE COMPETITION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SIZE DIMPORHISM;

NEMATODA;

EID: 0031425789     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bijl.1997.0167     Document Type: Article

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