Sexual Dimorphism: The Horns of African Antelopes

@article{Packer1983SexualDT,
  title={Sexual Dimorphism: The Horns of African Antelopes},
  author={C. Packer},
  journal={Science},
  year={1983},
  volume={221},
  pages={1191 - 1193}
}
  • C. Packer
  • Published 1983
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Science
    • Comparisons of the horns of males and females across genera of African antelopes indicate that male horns are better adapted for clashing or pushing against another pair of horns during intrasexual combat. The horns of females are relatively more specialized as stabbing weapons. Horns in females are found in only half the genera and in those genera where females have horns, the genera are heavier than genera with hornless females. 
    View on AAAS
    ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
    120 Citations
    Highly Influential Citations
    3
    Background Citations
    59

    Topics from this paper

    Explore Further: Topics Discussed in This Paper

      120 Citations
      Citation Type

      Citation Type

      Morphology of Horns and Fighting Behavior in the Family Bovidae
      • 93
      • PDF
      The significance of horns and other male secondary sexual characters in female bovids
      • 40
      Sexual Differences in Aggressive Behaviour of the Apennine Chamois
      • 15
      Mating system correlates of tarsal spurs in the Phasianidae
      • 6
      Sexual Dimorphism in the Raccoon (Procyon lotor): Morphological Evidence for Intrasexual Selection
      • 14
      Horn asymmetry and fitness in gemsbok , Oryx
      • 17
      • PDF
      Intrasexual selection and phylogenetic constraints in the evolution of sexual canine dimorphism in strepsirhine primates
      • 63
      Intrasexual selection in Mirza coquereli : evidence for scramble competition polygyny in a solitary primate
      • P. Kappeler
      • Biology
      • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
      • 1997
      • 124
      The Evolution of Hornedness in Female Ruminants
      • 42
      Horn Growth in Mountain Goats (Oreamnos americanus)
      • 42

      References

      SHOWING 1-10 OF 20 REFERENCES
      The Social Organisation of Antelope in Relation To Their Ecology
      • 1,918
      • PDF
      The Functions of Antlers
      • 241
      The Evolution of Horn-Like Organs
      • 351
      Comparison and adaptation
      • 259
      Social organization and ecology of the klipspringer (oreotragus oreotragus) in Ethiopia.
      • R. I. Dunbar, E P Dunbar
      • Art, Medicine
      • Zeitschrift fur Tierpsychologie
      • 1974
      • 60
      "J."
      • 591,114
      • Highly Influential
      I thank the museums (17) for access to collections; the Government of Tanzania for permission to conduct research; the Serengeti Wildlife Research Institute
      • 1983
      The Mammalian Radiations
      • (Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago,
      • 1981
      Possible Functions of Predator Harassment in Pronghorn Antelopes
      • 21
      Maternal Defensive Behavior in Bighorn Sheep
      • 23