Sex-specific selection and sexual size dimorphism in the waterstrider Aquarius remigis

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 160-170

  Ferguson, I M ^a   Fairbairn, D J ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body size; Fecundity; Fitness; Gerridae; Mark recapture; Selection gradient; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE VALUE; BODY SIZE; FITNESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE; HETEROPTERA;

EID: 0033997861     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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