ArticleBiology letters2021
Contrasting selection pressure on body and weapon size in a polygynous megaherbivore.
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- Beyond Body Mass, Beyond Adulthood: The Ontogeny of Sexual Size Monomorphism.American journal of biological anthropology · 2026Article
- Quantitative evidence for dimorphism suggests sexual selection in the maxillary caniniform process of Placerias hesternus.PloS one · 2024Article
- Contrasting selection pressure on body and weapon size in a polygynous megaherbivore.Biology letters · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is a common morphological trait in ungulates, with polygyny considered the leading driver of larger male body mass and weapon size. However, not all polygynous species exhibit SSD, while molecular evidence has revealed a more complex relationship between paternity and mating system than originally predicted. SSD is, therefore, likely to be shaped by a range of social, ecological and physiological factors. We present the first definitive analysis of SSD in the common hippopotamus (
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