Relative size in the mating game

Malte Andersson () and Johan Wallander
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Malte Andersson: University of Gothenburg
Johan Wallander: University of Gothenburg

Nature, 2004, vol. 431, issue 7005, 139-141

Abstract: A common trend in size differences between males and females is a long-standing puzzle. A study of shorebirds shows that the type and strength of competition for mates may explain much of the pattern.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1038/431139a

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