Achieving high sexual size dimorphism in insects: females add instars

By T. Esperk, T. Tammaru, S. Nylin, T. Teder. 2007

138 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. Steven L. Chown
2. Kevin J. Gaston
3. D. Whitman
4. Owen L. Petchey
5. Sandrine Pavoine
6. Jari Oksanen
7. N. Mason
8. Dénes Schmera

In Genetics

1. Steven L. Chown
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3. D. Whitman
4. H. Pörtner
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6. John S. Terblanche
7. C. Nyamukondiwa
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In Insect Science

1. D. Whitman
2. Kevin J. Gaston
3. Steven L. Chown

Citations in the corpus

• Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective (2010, background): “…does not conform to the rule (Blanckenhorn et al., 2006), and environmental conditions affect the degree rather than direction of SSD, often as a consequence of sexrelated differences in growth and instar number (Teder & Tammaru, 2005; see also Esperk et al., 2007; Etilé & Despland, 2008).”
• The significance of body size in the Orthoptera: a review (2008, background): “In a comprehensive study, Hochkirch and Gröning (2008) found that virtually all of 1106 Caelifera species and 82% of 390 Ensifera species, showed female-biased SSD.”