Does life history shape sexual size dimorphism in anurans? A comparative analysis

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Han, Xu ^a,b   Fu, Jinzhong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anuran; Fecundity advantage; Life history; Male combat; Parental care; Phylogenetic comparative analysis; Rensch's rule; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; FROG; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MALE BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL CARE; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOAD;

ANURA;

ANIMAL; ANURA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; MALE; OOCYTE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANURA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OVUM; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873035960     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-13-27     Document Type: Article

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