Sex differences in phenotypic plasticity affect variation in sexual size dimorphism in insects: From physiology to evolution

Annual Review of Entomology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2010, Pages 227-245

  Stillwell, R Craig ^a   Blanckenhorn, Wolf U ^b   Teder, Tiit ^c   Davidowitz, Goggy ^a   Fox, Charles W ^d  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Development; Rensch's rule; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; INSECT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; INSECTS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77449149504     PISSN: 00664170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-112408-085500     Document Type: Review

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