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Sexual Dimorphism in Primates

View a photo of a sexually dimorphic primate species and a video that explains the behavioral effects of sexual dimorphism in primates. Read a pair of articles that speculate on sexual dimorphism in australopithecines. Finally, write an essay on the implications of sexual dimorphism in early human ancestors.

Sexual Dimorphism in Macaca fascicularis
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Sexual Dimorphism in A. afarensis Was Similar to That in Modern Humans

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/100/16/9404

Equality for the Sexes in Human Evolution?

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/100/16/9103

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How might sexual dimorphism and social behavior be related in a generalized hominin?







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