Sexual dimorphism in primate aerobic capacity: A phylogenetic test

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1183-1194

  Lindenfors, P ^a   Revell, L J ^b   Nunn, C L ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL EVOLUTIONARY SYNTHESIS CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Haematocrit; Phylogenetic comparative method; Phylogenetic t test; Red blood cells; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; BLOOD; BODY MASS; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; JUVENILE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, ANIMAL; PRIMATES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77954062057     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01983.x     Document Type: Article

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