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ArticleEcology and evolution2022

Sexual size dimorphism and male reproductive traits vary across populations of a tropical rainforest dung beetle species (

Kai Xin Toh, Sean Yap, Thary Gazi Goh, Nalini Puniamoorthy

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Kai Xin TohDepartment of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore.
Sean YapDepartment of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore.
Thary Gazi GohInstitute of Biological Sciences, Science Faculty University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Nalini PuniamoorthyDepartment of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0651-8356

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Abstract

Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) arises when natural selection and sexual selection act differently on males and females. Male-biased SSD is rarer in insects and usually indicates strong sexual selection pressure on male body size in a species. Patterns of SSD can also vary between populations of species that are exposed to different environmental conditions, such as differing resource availability and diversity. Here, we investigate intraspecific variation in SSD as well as relative investment in precopulatory (horn length) and postcopulatory traits (sperm length and testes weight) in a tropical rainforest dung beetle

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dung beetlereproductive evolutionsexual selectionsexual size dimorphismSoutheast Asia

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PMCPMC9481888

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