Re: group hunting (was Scavenger vs. Predator Argument)

[chris brochu <cbrochu@fmppr.fmnh.org>]

>Nope, you're correct on the lion thing. But ... robust forms in dinosaur
>may mean what robust forms in crocs means, which is robust, smaller
>males and gracile, larger females. But we have robust, larger (?) and
>gracile, smaller (?). Birds have bigger females, like crocs, but there
>is little in the way of robustity as opposed to gracility. When Paul
>Willis gets back, he might be able to help with this particular part.
>


In crocodiles, the males are always larger than females.  This is actually
also true for most birds.


chris



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