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Increased sexual dimorphism in dense populations of Olive-backed Sunbirds on small islands: morphological niche contraction in females but not males

Darren P. O’Connell, Auteur ; David J. Kelly, Auteur ; Seán B. A. Kelly, Auteur ; Síofra Sealy, Auteur ; Adi Karya, Auteur ; Kangkuso Analuddin, Auteur ; Nicola M. Marples, Auteur

Dans Emu - Austral Ornithology (119(3) July, 2019)

Competition takes place not only between species but also within them. Intersexual competition for resources may increase sexual dimorphism in body size to minimise ecological niche overlap. Change in the level of sexual dimorphism in a species [...]

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