Kønsdimorfi

Kønsdimorfi er når hanner og hunner af samme dyreart har forskellig størrelse, farve, udseende, stemme og/eller karakter. Blandt de dyrearter (hovedsageligt fugle), hvor hunnen er størst eller mest farverig, tales der ofte om omvendt kønsdimorfi.

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Anas platyrhynchos male female quadrat.jpg
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This picture was realized by Richard Bartz by using a Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens

, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.5
A Mallard pair at Mühlthal, Straßlach-Dingharting, Germany. The Mallard is the archetypal "wild duck" and probably the best-known of all ducks, is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate areas of Europe, Asia, and North America; it was also introduced into New Zealand and Australia.
Male and female pheasant.jpg
(c) ChrisO, CC-BY-SA-3.0
Male and female pheasant - From en: - Arguably a self-made photo.
Phasianus colchicus torquatus: Chinese ringneck-type male (note grey rump) with very pale female, illustrating the dramatic difference in both color and size between sexes as per sexual dimorphism.
Pair of mandarin ducks.jpg
© Francis C. Franklin / CC-BY-SA-3.0
Pair of Mandarins (Aix galericulata), at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK
Pseudotropheus saulosi.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: Gerard Delany, Licens: CC BY-SA 2.5
Pseudotropheus saulosi male (back) and female (front)