Sexual size dimorphism and male combat i
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Richard Shine
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Article
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1978
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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This paper reviews published literature on snakes to test the hypothesis that large male size, relative to female size, evolves because of the advantage it confers in male combat. Analysis of the data reveals a high correlation between the occurrence of male combat, and sexual dimorphism in which th