Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Chapter 36.4, Problem 3MC
Summary Introduction
To analyze:
The selective pressures that result in sexual dimorphism.
Introduction:
The significant difference in shape among organisms of different sex within the same species is known as sexual dimorphism. For instance, the male in certain species, such as many animals, is bigger as compared to females. The female of certain species, like some spiders, is bigger than the male.
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Chapter 36 Solutions
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Ch. 36.1 - What is ethology?Ch. 36.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.2 - Prob. 5MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 36.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 5MCCh. 36.5 - What are some benefits and costs of group living?Ch. 36.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 4MCCh. 36.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 36.6 - Prob. 2MCCh. 36 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 36 - Prob. 1WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 4WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 36 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 36 - In the 1930s. the population geneticist J.B.S....Ch. 36 - Prob. 1PITCh. 36 - Prob. 2PIT
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