1. Introduction: the enigma of sexual size dimorphism, Daphne J. Fairbairn
Section I: Macro-patterns: explaining broad-scale patterns of variation in sexual size dimorphism
2. Sexual size dimorphism in mammals, Patrik Lindenfors, John L. Gittleman and Kate E. Jones
3. Sexual size dimorphism in birds, Tamás Székely, Terje Lislevand and Jordi Figuerola
4. The evolution of sexual size dimorphism in reptiles, Robert M. Cox, Marguerite A. Butler and Henry B. John-Alder
5. Sexual size dimorphism in amphibians: an overview, Alexander Kupfer
6. Rensch's rule in insects: patterns among and within species, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn, Rudolf Meier and Tiit Teder
7. Sexual size dimorphism in spiders: patterns and processes, Matthias W. Foellmer and Jordi Moya-Laraño
Section II: Micro-patterns: case studies of patterns and evolutionary processes within and among species
8. Variation in selection, phenotypic plasticity and the ecology of sexual size dimorphism in two seed-feeding beetles, Charles W. Fox, R. Craig Stillwell and Jordi Moya-Laraño
9. Sexual dimorphism in the water striders, Aquarius remigis: a case study of adaptation in response to sexually antagonistic selection, Daphne J. Fairbairn
10. Case studies of the differential-equilibrium hypothesis of sexual size dimorphism in two dung fly species, Wolf U. Blanckenhorn
11. The genetic integration of sexually dimorphic traits in the dioecious plant, Silene latifolia, Lynda F. Delph
12. Dimorphism in the hartebeest, Isabella Capellini
13. Sexual size dimorphism and offspring vulnerability in birds, Ellen Kalmbach and Maria M. Benito
14. Variation in sexual size dimorphism within a widespread lizard species, Evgeny S. Roitberg
15. Phylogenetic analysis of sexual dimorphism in eye-lid geckos (Eublepharidae): the effects of male combat, courtship behaviour, egg size and body size, Lukáš Kratochvíl and Daniel Frynta
Section III: Proximate developmental and genetic mechanisms
16. Sex differences: genetic, physiological, and ecological mechanisms, Turk Rhen
17. The genetic architecture of sexual dimorphism: the potential roles of genomic imprinting and condition dependence, Russell Bonduriansky
18. Irreconcilable differences: when sexual dimorphism fails to resolve sexual conflict, Stéphanie Bedhomme and Adam K. Chippindale
19. Development of sexual size dimorphism in lizards: testosterone as a bipotential growth regulator, Henry B. John-Alder and Robert M. Cox
20. Sexual differences in insect development time in relation to sexual size dimorphism, Vojt%ech Jarošík and Alois Honek
Appendices
References
Glossary
Index