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Morphological Ornament Evolution

Morphological Ornament Evolution is a theoretical construct in evolutionary biology that explains the development and diversification of non-functional, exaggerated physical traits in organisms as a result of sexual selection pressures acting differentially on secondary sexual characteristics.

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2017–2026

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CORRELATED EVOLUTION OF MALE AND FEMALE MORPHOLOGIES IN WATER STRIDERS

Göran Arnqvist, Locke Rowe · Evolution · 2002 · 248 citations

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Shared Preferences by Predators and Females for Male Ornaments in Swordtails

Gil G. Rosenthal, Tania Y. Flores Martinez, Francisco J. García-Dé León et al. · The American Naturalist · 2001 · 135 citations · Full text

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Evolution of correlated complexity in the radically different courtship signals of birds-of-paradise

Russell A. Ligon, Christopher D. Diaz, Janelle L. Morano et al. · PLoS Biology · 2018 · 125 citations · Full text

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Does mutual sexual selection explain the evolution of head crests in pterosaurs and dinosaurs?

David W. E. Hone, Darren Naish, Innes C. Cuthill · Lethaia · 2011 · 123 citations

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Molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution of St. John’s wort (Hypericum; Hypericaceae)

Nicolai M. Nürk, Santiago Madriñán, Mark A. Carine et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 2012 · 121 citations

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Authors

189

  1. JS
    Jeffrey S. McKinnon

    East Carolina University, United States

    3 publications · 62 citations

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  2. JJ
    John J. Wiens

    University of Arizona, United States

    3 publications · 212 citations

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  3. LY
    Lengxob Yong

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 62 citations

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  4. GG
    Gil G. Rosenthal

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 252 citations

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  5. TJ
    Terry J. Ord

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 156 citations

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Institutions

111

  1. East Carolina University

    Greenville, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    160 citations

  2. Carnegie Museum of Natural History

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    212 citations

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    777 citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    360 citations

  5. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    172 citations

  6. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    294 citations

  7. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    135 citations

  8. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    177 citations

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Venues

  1. Evolution

    15 publications · 961 citations

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  2. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

    6 publications · 240 citations

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  3. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

    4 publications · 364 citations

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  5. Journal of Evolutionary Biology

    JEB · 3 publications · 153 citations

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