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On the origins of sexual dimorphism in butterflies.

Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Jul 2011

Oliver Jeffrey C, Monteiro Antónia

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The processes governing the evolution of sexual dimorphism provided a foundation for sexual selection theory. Two alternative processes, originally proposed by Darwin and Wallace, differ primarily in the timing of events creating the dimorphism. In the process advocated by Darwin, a novel ornament arises in a single sex, with no temporal separation in the origin and sex-limitation of the novel trait. By contrast,...

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PMID: 21123259
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2220
PMCID: PMC3107650

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