Resurrecting the differential mortality model of sexual size dimorphism

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1739-1749

  Mas, E De ^b   Ribera, C ^c   Moya LaraNo J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Araneae; Dwarf males; Fecundity selection; Gravity hypothesis; Spiders; Viability selection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECUNDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MOBILITY; MORTALITY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPIDER; VIABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; MORTALITY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MORTALITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE;

EID: 67650359929     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01786.x     Document Type: Article

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