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Genre/Form: | Aufsatzsammlung |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Daphne J Fairbairn |
ISBN: | 9780199545582 0199545588 9780199208784 0199208786 |
OCLC Number: | 316208872 |
Notes: | Originally published: 2007. |
Description: | IX, 266 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | SECTION 1: MACRO-PATTERNS: EXPLAINING BROAD-SCALE PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM; SECTION 2: MICRO-PATTERNS: CASE STUDIES OF PATTERNS AND EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES WITHIN AND AMONG SPECIES; SECTION 3: PROXIMATE DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENETIC MECHANISMS |
Series Title: | Oxford biology |
Responsibility: | edited by Daphne J. Fairbairn ... |
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This excellent volume is filled with the most current and stimulating research on SSD... I found the efficiency of this format unique and effective... The data presentation and flow of ideas among chapters are superb. The editors and contributors are to be commended for the tight organization of the chapters... The volume represents a veritable toolbox for students - molecular techniques, phylogenetic comparative methods, and well-designed field and laboratoryexperiments are all generously represented. Veteran scholars will find new ideas and approaches in this book because it covers such a wide array of systems... I found this to be an excellent assemblage of contributions that will act as a guiding force in future studies of SSD. * The Quarterly Review of Biology * For any student or researcher interested in addressing the question of why males and females often differ strikingly in adult body size and morphology, this book is a valuable resource that balances case studies with review chapters. * Choice * Read more...

