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Sexual Dimorphism

Sexual Dimorphism is a pattern of intraspecific phenotypic variation in which individuals of different biological sexes exhibit consistent, genetically based differences in morphology—often including size, shape, and ornamentation—beyond the primary reproductive organs.

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The descent of man and selection in relation to sex

ダーウィン チャールス, 田中 茂穂 · Tokyo Jinrui Gakkai zasshi · 1907 · 11K citations · Full text

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Intra-sexual selection in Drosophila

A. J. BATEMAN · Heredity · 1948 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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Emergence and Characterization of Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: A Meta-Analysis

Marcia C. Linn, Anne C. Petersen · Child Development · 1985 · 3K citations

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Sexual selection and the descent of man. 1871–1971

Journal of Human Evolution · 1975 · 2.3K citations

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SEXUAL DIMORPHISM, SEXUAL SELECTION, AND ADAPTATION IN POLYGENIC CHARACTERS

Russell Lande · Evolution · 1980 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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    Richard Shine

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    46 publications · 5.7K citations

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    Leigh W. Simmons

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    27 publications · 2.3K citations

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    Daphne J. Fairbairn

    Concordia University, Canada

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    Anthony C. Little

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    25 publications · 3.2K citations

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    Locke Rowe

    University of Toronto, Canada

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

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    560 publications

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  2. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

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    Uppsala, Sweden

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    Oxford, United Kingdom

    52 h-index

    211 publications

    38K citations

  5. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    51 h-index

    221 publications

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    Austin, United States

    49 h-index

    178 publications

    12.9K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    47 h-index

    210 publications

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    Cambridge, United States

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