Despite differences in forceps shape, these traits in females may function as weapons in competition for mates, highlighting sexual dimorphism and the evolutionary significance of female weaponry.

Kleisner’s team has found that the extent to which women’s and men’s faces differ physically varies, with some populations in Africa having the least sexual dimorphism in faces.

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Sexually dimorphism of growth was also markedly greater (2.17-fold in the high growth line and 2.51-fold in the slow growth line) at 8-weeks old compared to 4-weeks old . Table 1 Comparison of sexual ...

One of the central findings involved sexual dimorphism, the physical differences between males and females of the same species. Older assessments of P. robustus relied on tooth size to guess whether a ...

The design of a new potent nonsteroidal ecdysone agonist led to the discovery of a diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST)-mediated cyclization of α,α-disubstituted-α-acylaminoketones. The resulting ...

Sexual dimorphism was determined based on body (CW and 5AB) and claw dimensions of adult specimens (MOSSOLIN & BUENO 2003, BUENO & SHIMIZU 2009). Carapace width of males and females was compared with ...