Evolution of sexual dimorphism of wing shape in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup

• Published in: BMC evolutionary biology Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 110
• Main Authors: Gidaszewski, Nelly A, Baylac, Michel, Klingenberg, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 20.05.2009; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Analysis of Variance; Animals; Dimorphism (Biology); Drosophila; Drosophila melanogaster - anatomy & histology; Drosophila melanogaster - genetics; Evolution, Molecular; Female; Gender identity; Genetic aspects; Male; Models, Statistical; Phylogeny; Principal Component Analysis; Sex Characteristics; Sexual behavior; Wings, Animal - anatomy & histology

Sexual dimorphism of body size has been the subject of numerous studies, but few have examined sexual shape dimorphism (SShD) and its evolution. Allometry, the shape change associated with size variation, has been suggested to be a main component of SShD. Yet little is known about the relative impor...