Sexual Dimorphism

Recent Papers

Sex-Specific Among-Individual Covariation in Locomotor Activity and Resting Metabolic Rate in Drosophila melanogaster

Mathieu Videlier, Howard D. Rundle, and Vincent Careau

Blurb: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Dec-Videlier.html

Macroevolutionary Origin and Adaptive Function of a Polymorphic Female Signal Involved in Sexual Conflict

Beatriz Willink, M. Catherine Duryea, and Erik I. Svensson

Blog: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Nov-Willink.html

Interspecific Covariation in Courtship Displays, Iridescent Plumage, Solar Orientation, and Their Interactions in Hummingbirds

Richard K. Simpson and Kevin J. McGraw

Blog: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/Oct-Simpson.html

Evolution of the Two Sexes under Internal Fertilization and Alternative Evolutionary Pathways

Jussi Lehtonen and Geoff A. Parker

Lay summary: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/MayLehtonen.html

Open Access

Sexually Antagonistic Variation and the Evolution of Dimorphic Sexual Systems

Colin Olito and Tim Connallon

Lay summary: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/MayOlito.html

Evolutionary Consequences of Sex-Specific Selection in Variable Environments: Four Simple Models Reveal Diverse Evolutionary Outcomes

Tim Connallon, Shefali Sharma, and Colin Olito

A Comparative Study of the Role of Sex-Specific Condition Dependence in the Evolution of Sexually Dimorphic Traits

Patrick T. Rohner and Wolf U. Blanckenhorn

Female-Biased Sex Ratios Increase Colony Survival and Reproductive Output in the Spider Anelosimus studiosus

James L. L. Lichtenstein, Ambika Kamath, Sarah Bengston, Leticia Avilés, and Jonathan N. Pruitt

Lay summary: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/NovLichtenstein.html

Sex-Dependent Expression and Fitness Consequences of Sunlight-Derived Color Phenotypes

Juan A. Fargallo, Félix Martínez, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, David Serrano, and Guillermo Blanco

Lay summary: https://www.amnat.org/an/newpapers/JuneFargallo.html