The dilemma of choosing a reference character for measuring sexual size dimorphism, sexual body component dimorphism, and character scaling: cryptic dimorphism and allometry in the scorpion Hadrurus arizonensis

Sexual differences in morphology, ranging from subtle to extravagant, occur commonly in many animal species. These differences can encompass overall body size (sexual size dimorphism, SSD) or the size and/or shape of specific body parts (sexual body component dimorphism, SBCD). Interacting forces of...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2015-03, Vol.10 (3), p.e0120392
Hauptverfasser: Fox, Gerad A, Cooper, Allen M, Hayes, William K
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