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A Dimensionless Invariant for Relative Size at Sex Change in Animals: Explanation and Implications

Creator:

Gardner, Andy, Allsop, David J., Charnov, Eric L., and West, Stuart A.

Abstract:

Recent comparative studies across sex-changing animals have found that the relative size and age at sex change are strikingly invariant. In particular, 91%–97% of the variation in size at sex change across species can be explained by the simple rule that individuals change sex when they reach 72% of their...

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