New estimates indicate that males are not larger than females in most mammal species

Abstract Sexual size dimorphism has motivated a large body of research on mammalian mating strategies and sexual selection. Despite some contrary evidence, the narrative that larger males are the norm in mammals—upheld since Darwin’s Descent of Man—still dominates today, supported by meta-analyses t...

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Hlavní autoři: Kaia J. Tombak, Severine B. S. W. Hex, Daniel I. Rubenstein
Médium: Článek
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Edice:Nature Communications
On-line přístup:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45739-5