Sexual dimorphism in body size and the origin of sex-determination systems

American Naturalist

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 519-536

  Adkins Regan, Elizabeth ^a   Reeve, Hudson K ^a  

^a Department of Psychology Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Comparative analysis; Environmental sex determination; Evolutionary origin; Genetic sex determination; Protected invasion theory; Size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYLOGENY; SEX DETERMINATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESS; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES;

EID: 84896448317     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675303     Document Type: Article

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