Evidence for Male Horn Dimorphism and Related Pronotal Shape Variation in Copris lunaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Coprini)

Evidence for Male Horn Dimorphism and Related Pronotal Shape Variation in Copris lunaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae, Coprini)

Male horn dimorphism is a rather common phenomenon in dung beetles, where some adult individuals have well-developed head horns (i.e., major males), while others exhibit diminished horn length (i.e., minor males). We focused on horn dimorphism and associated head and pronotum shape variations in Cop...

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Main Authors: Kaan Kerman, Angela Roggero, Antonio Rolando, Claudia Palestrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
dung beetles
cephalic horn
pronotal horn
geometric morphometrics
size
shape
allometry
size threshold
sneaker tactics
parental behavior
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/3/108

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