Rensch's rule, Bergmann's effect and adult sexual dimorphism in wild monogamous owl monkeys (Aotus azarai) of Argentina

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-48

  Fernandez Duque, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Littoral   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Aotus; Bergmann's rule; body mass; dentition; monogamy; morphometrics; Rensch's rule

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AOTUS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANINE TOOTH; FEMALE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NECK; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; ARGENTINA; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CUSPID; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 80052066520     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21541     Document Type: Article

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