A comparative test of adaptive hypotheses for sexual size dimorphism in lizards

Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1653-1669

  Cox, Robert M ^a   Skelly, Stephanie L ^a   John Alder, Henry B ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Comparative method; Fecundity; Phylogeny; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; LIZARD; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0042697471     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb00371.x     Document Type: Article

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