Rensch's rule crosses the line: Convergent allometry of sexual size dimorphism in hummingbirds and flower mites

American Naturalist

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 495-510

  Colwell, R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Body size; Courtship costs; Energetics; Rensch's rule; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; MITE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 0033782385     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303406     Document Type: Article

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