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Sexual segregation in vertebrates : ecology of the two sexes /
Males and females often differ in developmental patterns, adult morphology, ecology and behaviour, and in many mammals males are often larger. Size dimorphism results in divergent nutritional and energetic requirements or reproductive strategies by the sexes, which in turn sometimes causes them to s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; Melbourne :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic Collection
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Males and females often differ in developmental patterns, adult morphology, ecology and behaviour, and in many mammals males are often larger. Size dimorphism results in divergent nutritional and energetic requirements or reproductive strategies by the sexes, which in turn sometimes causes them to select different forage, use different habitats, and express differing social affinities. Such divergent life-styles often lead males and females to live large parts of their lives separately. Sexual segregation is widespread in animals. Males and females may share the same habitat, but at different times, for example, or they might use different habitats entirely. Why did sexual segregation evolve and what factors contribute to it? Sexual Segregation in Vertebrates explores these questions by looking at a wide range of vertebrates and is aimed as a synthesis of our current understanding and a guide for future research. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 488 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-478) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521835224 9780521835220 9781107321786 1107321786 9780511525629 0511525621 1139810170 9781139810173 1107149746 9781107149748 1107316391 9781107316393 1107317355 9781107317352 1107318238 9781107318236 1299399495 9781299399495 1107315417 9781107315419 |