Sexual dimorphism, defined as phenotypic differences between males and females, is a common phenomenon in animals. In this line, Rensch’s rule states that sexual size dimorphism increases with increasing body size when the male is the larger sex and decreases with increasing aver...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i1030286
Bilateral asymmetry is defined as a deviation of a whole organism or a part of it from a perfect symmetry, and different categories can be recognized. One is the fluctuating asymmetry, defined as the random developmental variation of a trait (or character) that is expected to be...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i1030284
Lonchophyllinae comprises four genera of Neotropical nectarivorous bats. Inside this subfamily the genus Lonchophylla is one of the most diverse. A total of 51 Lonchophylla skulls from Colombia (L. robusta n=34 and L. thomasi n=17) was studied by means of geometric mo...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2020/v35i1030283