Rensch's rule

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological rule
gptkbp:appliesTo animals
birds
mammals
arthropods
gptkbp:describes sexual size dimorphism
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
gptkbp:formedBy 1950
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rensch's rule
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Bernhard_Rensch
gptkbp:relatedTo sexual selection
allometry
gptkbp:state sexual size dimorphism decreases with body size when females are larger
sexual size dimorphism increases with body size when males are larger
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bernhard_Rensch
gptkb:Bernard_Rensch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7