Sexual dimorphism with female demographic dominance: Age, size, and sex ratio at maturation

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2592-2605

  Crowley, Philip H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Development time; Female demographic dominance; Gender differences; Growth survival trade off; Optimal life histories; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

AGE; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LIFE HISTORY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

EID: 0033850437     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2592:SDWFDD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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