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Sexual dimorphism in relation to current selection in the house finch.
Evolution; international journal of organic evolution - 1 Jun 2000
Badyaev A V, Martin T E
Abstract excerpt
Sexual dimorphism is thought to have evolved in response to selection pressures that differ between males and females. Our aim in this study was to determine the role of current net selection in shaping and maintaining contemporary sexual dimorphism in a recently established population of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) in Montana. We found strong differences between sexes in direction of selection on...
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