Browsing Biology by Author "Yong, Lengxob"
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Fishing For The Evolutionary Bases Of Female Ornamentation
Yong, Lengxob (East Carolina University, 2015)Sexual dimorphism, or phenotypic differentiation of the sexes, is widespread amongst animals. It is understood mainly in the context of sexual selection, i.e. selection on mating success, with such selection typically ... -
Genetic Architecture of Conspicuous Red Ornaments in Female Threespine Stickleback
Yong, Lengxob; Peichel, Catherine L.; McKinnon, Jeffrey S. (2015-12)Explaining the presence of conspicuous female ornaments that take the form of male-typical traits has been a longstanding challenge in evolutionary biology. Such female ornaments have been proposed to evolve via both ...