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Sexual dimorphism, socionomic sex ratio and body weight in primates

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BECAUSE the primates are a particularly well studied group they provide a rare opportunity to investigate the adaptive significance of species differences in sexual dimorphism in body size. We describe here an investigation of the relationship between the degree of sexual dimorphism and three variables which are predicted might affect it.

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  1. King's College Research Centre, Cambridge, UK

    T. H. CLUTTON-BROCK

  2. School of Biology, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

    PAUL H. HARVEY

  3. Wellcome Institute of Comparative Physiology, Regent's Park, London, UK

    B. RUDDER

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CLUTTON-BROCK, T., HARVEY, P. & RUDDER, B. Sexual dimorphism, socionomic sex ratio and body weight in primates. Nature 269, 797–800 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1038/269797a0

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