Sexual dimorphism in thick-billed murres, Uria lomvia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Stewart, Donald T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1993
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Northwest Territories; Lancaster Sound; Jones Sound; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z93-048; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z93-048

The pattern of sexual dimorphism in thick-billed murres, Uria lomvia, from the Lancaster Sound – Jones Sound region, Northwest Territories, was examined for weight and 21 skeletal characters. Univariate statistics (Bonferroni-corrected t-tests) indicated that males were significantly larger than fem...