title: Ecological dimorphisms: An introduction to the symposium.
abstract: A growing body of literature is devoted to understanding differences between males and females in numerous behavioral, morphological, and physiological variables that do not appear to play a role in sexual or fecundity selection. Despite the increasing attention paid to such ecological dimorphisms, there has thus far been no attempt to consolidate or review studies in this area. This symposium comprises a series of papers that examine ecological dimorphisms from several diverse perspectives, spanning a range of ecological fields from functional morphology to behavior and evolution of life-history. These studies show that gender exerts considerable effects on individual ecology, even outside of the context of reproduction.
authors.affiliation: *Functional Morphology Laboratory, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk B-2610, BelgiumDepartment of Anatomical Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook NY 11794-8081, USA.
authors.forename: Simon P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lailvaux
authors.forename: Shawn E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Vincent