• DOI:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2003.tb01490.x
Corpus ID: 221262390

THE EVOLUTION OF STATIC ALLOMETRY IN SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS

@article{Bonduriansky2003THEEO,
  title={THE EVOLUTION OF STATIC ALLOMETRY IN SEXUALLY SELECTED TRAITS},
  author={R. Bonduriansky and T. Day},
  journal={Evolution},
  year={2003},
  volume={57}
}

R. Bonduriansky, T. Day

Published 2003

Biology

Evolution

Abstract Although it has been the subject of verbal theory since Darwin, the evolution of morphological trait allometries remains poorly understood, especially in the context of sexual selection. Here we present an allocation trade‐off model that predicts the optimal pattern of allometry under different selective regimes. We derive a general solution that has a simple and intuitive interpretation and use it to investigate several examples of fitness functions. Verbal arguments have suggested… CONTINUE READING

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