Temporal shifts in ostracode sexual dimorphism from the Late Cretaceous to the late Eocene of the U.S. Coastal Plain
Ostracodes of the superfamily Cytheroidea exhibit sexual dimorphism in the carapace such that males are more elongate than females. This sex difference is attributed to the need of the carapace to accommodate the large male copulatory apparatus, and the degree of dimorphism is an indication of male...
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| Idioma: | eng |
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/18610 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/18610 |