Sexual dimorphism and allometry in the sphecophilous rove beetle Triacrus dilatus

The rove beetle Triacrus dilatus is found in the Atlantic forest of South America and lives in the refuse piles of the paper wasp Agelaia vicina. Adults of T. dilatus are among the largest rove beetles, frequently measuring over 3 cm, and exhibit remarkable variation in body size. To examine sexual...

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Main Authors: Maxwell H. Marlowe, Cheryl A. Murphy, Stylianos Chatzimanolis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/1123.pdf