tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post4611924861195660928..comments2024-03-10T19:39:07.469+00:00Comments on Synapsida: Why Males Are More MuscularJK Revellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-63746608000645861572020-08-02T18:48:21.313+01:002020-08-02T18:48:21.313+01:00Yes, that's true, and, of course, it's a g...Yes, that's true, and, of course, it's a general trend not a hard rule. All sorts of other factors come into play, including the fact that we're far less naturally polygynous than, say, gorillas.JK Revellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358838350092883422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209921721314660731.post-69199059185163326102020-07-28T09:47:11.893+01:002020-07-28T09:47:11.893+01:00"the greatest proportional size differences a..."the greatest proportional size differences are seen in the primates that are the largest in the first place - baboons, orangutans, and gorillas"<br /><br />So humans would be a significant exception here? We're roughly the size of orangutans (avg wt 75 kg for flanged males and 37 kg for females, acc'd WP), yet our sexual dimorphism is way less.Andreas Johanssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08802392912541974977noreply@blogger.com