Lifetime selection on a hypoallometric size trait in the spotted hyena

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1722, 2011, Pages 3277-3285

  Swanson, Eli M ^a   Dworkin, Ian ^a,b   Holekamp, Kay E ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Body size; Crocuta crocuta; Lifetime reproductive success; Selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY SIZE; FELID; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 80053179893     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2512     Document Type: Article

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