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Sex, size, and gender roles : evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism
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Sex, size, and gender roles : evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism

著者: Daphne J Fairbairn; Wolf U Blanckenhorn; T Székely
出版商: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
丛书: Oxford biology.
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Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology? Sex, Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and physiological basis of sexual size dimorphism found within and among the major taxonomic groups of animals. Carefully edited by a team of world-renowned specialists in the field to ensure a coherence of style and approach between chapters, it  再读一些...
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所有的著者/提供者: Daphne J Fairbairn; Wolf U Blanckenhorn; T Székely
ISBN: 9780199208784 0199208786 9780199545582 0199545588
OCLC号码: 86110044
描述: ix, 266 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
内容: Introduction: the enigma of sexual size dimorphism / Daphne J. Fairbairn --
Section 1. Macro-patterns: explaining broad-scale patterns of variation in sexual size dimorphism --
Introduction / Tamás Székely --
Sexual size dimorphism in mammals / Patrik Lindenfors, John L. Gittleman and Kate E. Jones --
Sexual size dimorphism in birds / Tamás Székely, Terje Lislevand and Jordi Figuerola --
The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in reptiles / Robert M. Cox, Marguerite A. Butler and Henry B. John-Alder --
Sexual size dimorphism in amphibians: an overview / Alexander Kupfer --
Rensch's rule in insects: patterns among and within species / Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Rudolf Meier and Tiit Teder --
Sexual size dimorphism in spiders: patterns and processes / Matthias W. Foellmer and Jordi Moya-Laraño --
Section 2. Micro-patterns: case studies of patterns and evolutionary processes within and among species --
Introduction / Wolf U. Blanckenhorn --
Variation in selection, phenotypic plasticity, and the ecology of sexual size dimorphism in two seed-feeding beetles / Charles W. Fox, R. Craig Stillwell and Jordi Moya-Laraño --
Sexual dimorphism in the water strider, Aquarius remigis: a case study of adaptation in response to sexually antagonistic selection / Daphne J. Fairbairn --
Case studies of the differential-equilibrium hypothesis of sexual size dimorphism in two dung fly species / Wolf U. Blanckenhorn --
The genetic integration of sexually dimorphic traits in the dioecious plant, Silene latifolia / Lynda F. Delph --
Dimorphism in the hartebeest / Isabella Capellini --
Sexual size dimorphism and offspring vulnerability in birds / Ellen Kalmbach and Maria M. Benito --
Variation in sexual size dimorphism within a widespread lizard species / Evgeny S. Roitberg --
Phylogenetic analysis of sexual dimorphism in eye-lid geckos (Eublepharidae): the effects of male combat, courtship behavior, egg size, and body size / Lukáš Kratochvíl and Daniel Frynta --
Section 3. Proximate development and genetic mechanisms --
Introduction / Daphne J. Fairbairn --
Sex differences: genetic, physiological, and ecological mechanisms / Turk Rhen --
The genetic architecture of sexual dimorphism: the potential roles of genomic imprinting and condition-dependence / Russell Bonduriansky --
Irreconcilable differences: when sexual dimorphism fails to resolve sexual conflict / Stéphanie Bedhomme and Adam K. Chippindale --
Development of sexual size dimorphism in lizards: testosterone as a bipotential growth regulator / Henry B. John-Alder and Robert M. Cox --
Sexual differences in insect development time in relation to sexual size dimorphism / Vojtěch Jarǒsík and Alois Honek.
丛书名: Oxford biology.
其他题名: Sex, size, & gender roles
责任: edited by Daphne J. Fairbairn, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Tamás Székely.
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Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology? Sex, Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and physiological basis of sexual size dimorphism found within and among the major taxonomic groups of animals. Carefully edited by a team of world-renowned specialists in the field to ensure a coherence of style and approach between chapters, it presents a compendium of studies into the evolution, adaptive significance, and developmental basis of gender differences in body size and morphology. Adaptive hypotheses allude to gender-specific reproductive roles and associated differences in trophic ecologies, life history strategies, and sexual selection. This nulladaptationistnull approach is balanced by more mechanistic studies of the genetic, developmental and physiological basis of sexual size dimorphism to provide a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the subject. Throughout the volume the emphasis is on sexual dimorphism in overall size; however, the scope of enquiry encompasses gender differences in body shape, the size and structure of secondary sexual characteristics, patterns of growth (ontogeny), and patterns of gene regulation. This advanced, research level text is suitable for graduate level students and researchers in the fields of evolutionary biology, behavioural ecology, physiology, developmental biology, and genetics. It will also be of relevance and use to non-biologists from fields such as anthropology and gender studies.

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