Sex size and gender roles evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism daphne j fairbairn wolf u blanckenhorn and tamas szekely abstract this book is an edited compendium of twenty chapters addressing the evolution adaptive significance and genetic and developmental basis of differences between the sexes in body size and morphology general concepts and methodologies are . Sex size and gender roles evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism oxford biology daphne j fairbairn isbn 9780199545582 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. A book titled sex size and gender roles certainly grabs the attention of potential readers even a fellow passenger on an airline flight seemed interested but the volumes subtitle evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism captures the books contents much better the book focuses on morphological differences between males and females with a major emphasis on overall body size as the dimorphic trait of interest. Sex size and gender roles is the first book to investigate the genetic developmental and physiological basis of sexual size dimorphism found within and among the major taxonomic groups of animals carefully edited by a team of world renowned specialists in the field to ensure a coherence of style and approach between chapters it presents a compendium of studies into the evolution adaptive significance and developmental basis of gender differences in body size and morphology adaptive . Sex size and gender roles evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism edited by daphne j fairbairn university of california riverside usa wolf u blanckenhorn universitatzurich irchel