Sex-biased phenotypic plasticity affects sexual dimorphism patterns under changing environmental conditions

Abstract Sexual dimorphism is almost ubiquitous in animals. A common pattern observed across multiple taxa involves differences in development time (sexual bimaturism) and body size (sexual size dimorphism) between conspecific males and females. Furthermore, a strict association of dimorphism at the...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Giulia Cordeschi, Daniele Canestrelli, Daniele Porretta
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Colección:Scientific Reports
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51204-6