Centrobolus size dimorphism breaks Rensch’s rule

This present research aims to study the relative sexual size dimorphism of Centrobolus (Cook) in 18 congenerics. Millipedes illustrated reversed sexual size dimorphism (SSD) where females were larger than males; and broke Rensch's rule as this dimorphism increased with body size. SSD was calcul...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mark Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Arthropods
Subjects:
SSD
Online Access:http://www.iaees.org/publications/journals/arthropods/articles/2018-7(3)/centrobolus-size-dimorphism-breaks-Renschs-rule.pdf