Sexual dimorphism in the Chinese endemic species Pachyhynobius shangchengensis Fei, Qu and Wu, 1983 (Urodela: Hynobiidae)

Sexual dimorphism (SD) is a widespread phenomenon in most vertebrate species and is exhibited in a myriad of ways. In amphibians, sexual size dimorphism, in which females are larger than males, is the most common type, and sexual shape dimorphism varies among species. Different selection forces (sex...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Jianli Xiong, Baowei Zhang, Qiangqiang Liu, Tao Pan, Jianping Gou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2019-02-01
Subjects:	Sexual shape dimorphism Sexual selection Morphometrics Shangcheng stout salamander Sexual size dimorphism
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/6408.pdf