The most extreme sexual size dimorphism among birds: Allometry, selection, and early juvenile development in the great bustard (Otis tarda)

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 657-665

  Alonso, Juan C ^a   Magaña, Marina ^a   Alonso, Javier A ^b   Palacín, Carlos ^a   Martín, Carlos A ^a,b   Martín, Beatriz ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Great bustard; Otis tarda; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; BIRD; BODY SIZE; JUVENILE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; OTIDIDAE; OTIS TARDA;

EID: 73349099698     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.08233     Document Type: Article

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