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Matters of scale: positive allometry and the evolution of male dimorphisms.

The American naturalist - 1 Mar 2005

Tomkins Joseph L, Kotiaho Janne S, LeBas Natasha R

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The developmental independence of alternative phenotypes is key to evolutionary theories of phenotypic plasticity and the origins of diversity. Male dimorphisms associated with alternative reproductive tactics are widely cited examples of such facultative expression of divergent fitness optima. C...

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PMID: 15729668
DOI: 10.1086/427732

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