La Saboteuse: An ecological theory of sexual dimorphism in animals

Acta Biotheoretica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-35

  Abraham, Joseph N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBAT; FITNESS; INTERSEXUAL COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MALE MORTALITY; ORNAMENTATION; SEXUAL DIMPORHISM;

EID: 0031597688     PISSN: 00015342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1000847803272     Document Type: Article

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