Sexual size dimorphism and ecomorphology of the Berthold’s bush anole (Polychrus gutturosus) in Costa Rica: Preliminary data
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2019Author
Arguedas Porras, Viviana
Barquero Arroyo, Marco David
Arguedas Porras, Randall
Ovares Campos, Lizbeth
Vargas Leitón, Rodolfo
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Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is the result of sexual or natural selection operating differently on the body
sizes of females and males. Males of most lizard species are larger than females, suggesting intrasexual selection
on male’s body size to be more aggressive or territorial. However, some species exhibit female-biased SSD,
suggesting that selection operates on female fecundity.
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