Sex, Size and Gender Roles: Evolutionary Studies of Sexual Size Dimorphism

by Daphne J. Fairbairn and Wolf U Blanckenhorn

Why do males and females frequently differ so markedly in body size and morphology?

Sex, Size, and Gender Roles is the first book to investigate the genetic, developmental, and physiological basis of sexual size dimorphism found within and among the major taxonomic groups of animals. Carefully edited by a team of world-renowned specialists in the field to ensure a coherence of style and approach between chapters, it presents a compendium of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199545588
• ISBN13: 9780199545582
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.6"