Sex Differences in Phenotypic Plasticity Affect Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism in Insects: From Physiology to Evolution

Craig Stillwell, R.; U. Blanckenhorn, Wolf; Teder, Tiit; Davidowitz, Goggy; W. Fox, Charles

doi:10.1146/annurev-ento-112408-085500

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Sex Differences in Phenotypic Plasticity Affect Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism in Insects: From Physiology to Evolution

Published in Annual Review of Entomology • Sep 3, 2009

Authors:

R. Craig Stillwell

Wolf U. Blanckenhorn

Tiit Teder

Abstract

Males and females of nearly all animals differ in their body size, a phenomenon called sexual size dimorphism (SSD). The degree and direction of SSD vary considerably among taxa, including among populations within species. A considerable amount of this variation is due to sex differences in body siz...

Subject

Biology

Sexual dimorphism

Phenotypic plasticity

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