The evolution of sexual dimorphism in New Zealand giant moa (Dinornis) and other ratites

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 280, Issue 1760, 2013, Pages

  Olson, Valérie A ^a   Turvey, Samuel T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allometry; New Zealand; Palaeognath; Rensch's Rule; Sexual selection; Tinamou

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; AVIFAUNA; BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PHYLOGENETICS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; WEIGHT;

EID: 84875967459     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0401     Document Type: Article

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