Sexual dichromatism

Sexual dichromatism

Sexual dichromatism is a form of Sexual dimorphism in which the males and the females of the same species have different marking patterns or different color fur or feathering.

External links

* [http://pin.primate.wisc.edu/fs/glossary/glossary.php?term=49 Primate factsheets glossary]
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-1100236/sexual-dichromatism Encyclopedia Britannica]
* [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/309/5734/617 Extreme Reversed Sexual Dichromatism in a Bird Without Sex Role Reversal Robert Heinsohn,1* Sarah Legge,2 John A. Endler3,4 sciencemag.org]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3746/is_199802/ai_n8795155 Sexual dichromatism and temporary color changes in the reproduction of fishes]


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