The origins and drivers of sexual size dimorphism in sharks

Abstract While sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is abundant in nature, there is huge variation in both the intensity and direction of SSD. SSD results from a combination of sexual selection for large male size, fecundity selection for large female size and ecological selection for either. In most verteb...

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Main Authors: Joel H. Gayford, Phillip C. Sternes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-03-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11163