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...

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Main Authors: Giulia Cordeschi, Daniele Canestrelli, Daniele Porretta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51204-6