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Sexual Selection
Sexual dimorphism
Morphological differences between males and females of the same species is known as sexual dimorphism.These differences can be observed in (a) peacocks and peahens, (b) Argiope appensa spiders (the female spider is the large one), and (c) wood ducks.
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"OpenStax College, Adaptive Evolution. October 16, 2013."
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