As with protective dimorphism, the jack morph can be induced by certain environmental conditions. Interestingly, theory predicts that a high growth rate will favor the induction of jacks.

The gender-specific development of feathers in birds and the vibrant feather patterns that distinguish males from females, also known as sexual dimorphism, have piqued the interests of the global ...

The degree and direction of sexual dimorphism can be explained by the relative selection gradients of each sex. If females provide more parental care than males, the variance in male reproductive ...

Curious? Keep reading below to find out more about the differences between male and female wolves. Sexual dimorphism describes the differences between the males and females of the same species. It’s a ...

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That's one of the largest size differences between males and females—called sexual size dimorphism—in the animal kingdom. Why the dramatic disparity? It’s not fully known, but it’s thought ...

The gender-specific development of feathers in birds and the vibrant feather patterns that distinguish males from females, also known as sexual dimorphism, have piqued the interests of the global ...

But figuring out exactly how many species have been found so far is a bit tricky. Like modern cephalopods, ammonites displayed sexual dimorphism, which is the noticeable difference in appearance ...

A rare giant squid was found washed up on the El Sablón beach, Llanes, in northern Spain on Friday, a local outlet reported.

Shahrestrani P**, Chambers MC**, Vandenberg J, Garcia K*, Malaret G*, Chowdhury P*, Estrella Y*, Zhu M*, Lazzaro BP. 2018. Sexual dimorphism in Drosophila melanogaster survival of Beauveria bassiana ...

Scordilis’ research interests are in molecular physiology, myogenesis and sexual dimorphism of skeletal muscle. Ordered, regulated movement is one of the distinguishing characteristics of life. In ...

Combine big dark eyes, a tall body, beautiful feathers that perfectly mirror a tree branch, an enormous mouth, and a loud, ...