Search
Now showing items 21-30 of 3804
Body Size and Sexual Dimorphism in the Southernmost Subspecies of the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia cunicularia)
(Raptor Research Foundation, 2015-12)
We studied body size and sexual dimorphism in the southernmost subspecies of the Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia cunicularia) at the Pampas of Argentina, and we compared our data with those from other subspecies in the ...
Allometry for Sexual Size Dimorphism in Stoneflies Defies the Rensch's Rule
(Entomological Soc Brasil, 2014-04-01)
The Rensch's rule predicts that male-biased sexual size dimorphism (SSD) increases with body size, while female-biased SSD (FBSSD) decreases. In insects, many groups follow this rule, but the evidence suggests that it is ...
Lama Guanicoe (Muller, 1776) body size in continental Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
(Elsevier Masson, 2015-04-11)
Lama guanicoe (Muller, 1776) is one of the most important South American large mammal species for both biologists, ecologists and archaeologists, and body size of modern and prehistoric populations of guanaco has been one ...
Species richness, abundance, and body size relationships from a neotropical chironomid assemblage: Looking for patterns
(ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG, 2008)
We investigated two of the most studied relationships in the macroecological research program (species richness vs. body size and abundance vs. body size) of a local chironomid assemblage from southeastern Brazil. Although ...