Rodents show an immense variation in reproductive seasonality, spanning the whole
spectrum from strictly seasonal to continuous reproduction throughout the year. However …

Sexual dimorphism (SD) is a common feature of animals, and selection for sexually
dimorphic traits may affect both functional morphological traits and organismal performance …

Allometric trends in the degree of sexual dimorphism with body size have long fascinated
evolutionary biologists. Many male-biased clades display more prominent sexual …

Rodents are notable for their unique life history traits that render a fast-breeding capacity.
Their short generation times allow local adaptations to appear, and several studies have …

Rensch's rule suggests that sexual size dimorphism (SSD) increases with species size when
males are the larger sex, whereas it decreases when females are the larger sex. However …

The evolution of miniaturization can result in dramatic alterations of morphology, physiology,
and behavior; however, the effects of miniaturization on sexual dimorphism remain largely …

The tendency for sexual size dimorphism (SSD) to increase with body mass in taxa where
males are larger, and to decrease when females are larger, is known as Rensch's rule. In …

There is considerable variation of sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in body mass among
animal groups, yet the drivers of interspecific variation in SSD are still poorly understood …

We assessed the sexual size dimorphism (SSD), analyzing standard morphometric traits in
juveniles, subadults, and adults, of 14 species of voles, mice, and shrews in Lithuania on the …

In living organisms with sexual reproduction, the presence of sexual size dimorphism (SSD)
is common. The main explanations for this phenomenon are based on sexual selection or …