Sexual size dimorphism requires a corresponding sex difference in development time: A meta-analysis in insects

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 479-486

  Teder, Tiit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Butterflies; Fecundity selection; Life history trade off; Metacorrelation; Protandry; Sexual bimaturism; Sexual selection; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BUTTERFLY; CLADISTICS; FECUNDITY; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; META-ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84896051653     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12172     Document Type: Article

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