Body size and sexual size dimorphism in primates: Influence of climate and net primary productivity

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2312-2320

  Dunham, A E ^a   Maitner, B S ^a   Razafindratsima, O H ^a   Simmons, M C ^a   Roy, C L ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bergmann's rule; Environmental variability; Lemurs; Mammals; Monomorphism; Net primary productivity; Precipitation; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BERGMANN RULE; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRIMATE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

MADAGASCAR;

LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BERGMANN'S RULE; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MAMMAL; MONOMORPHISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIMATE; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL SELECTION; TEMPERATURE;

BERGMANN'S RULE; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY; LEMURS; MAMMALS; MONOMORPHISM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; SEXUAL SELECTION; SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CLIMATE; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIMATES; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84885839999     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12239     Document Type: Article

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