Pathfinder: Sexual Dimorphism

Scope:

This research guide or pathfinder will be useful in finding information about Sexual Dimorphism with a focus on how this systematic difference in form manifests itself between individuals of different sex among Homo Sapiens.

Sexual Dimorphism:

Search Terms

• sex differences
• sexual dimorphism
• sexual dimorphism (animals)
• sexual dimorphism (physiological aspects)

Journals, From Library’s Homepage

Library’s Databases: http://www.bluefieldstate.edu/library/cds.htm

• EBSCOhost Research Databases
• InfoTrac
• PubMed
• Public Library of Science Journals (PLoS)
• Highwire Press

Journals, Other Sources

• Directory of Open Access Journals http://www.doaj.org/
• OAIster http://oaister.umdl.umich.edu/o/oaister/
• Cite Seer http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/
• Scirus http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/

Indexes & Catalogs

• BSC Library Catalog http://catalog1.mln.lib.wv.us/
• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/
• The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Example Articles:

• Alan R. R., & Mukherjee A. (1992). Quantitative genetics of sexual dimorphism

in human body size. Evolution, 46(1), 226-235.

• Arsuaga, J. L., & Carretero, J. M..(1997). Size variation in Middle Pleistocene

humans. Science, 277(5329), 1086.

• Frayer, D. W., et al. (1985) Sexual dimorphism. Annual Review of Anthropology,

14, 429-473.

• Mitani, J. C., & Gros-Louis, J. (1996). Sexual dimorphism, the operational sex

ratio, and the intensity of male competition in polygynous primates.

American Naturalist, 147(6), 966-981.

Statistical Data:

Sources

· U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services. (2005). Clinical growth charts.

Retrieved April 4, 2006, from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhanes/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm

Online Resources

• Search Tools
• Google “Family”
• Google Search www.google.com
• Google Directory http://www.google.com/dirhp
• Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/
• Other Google http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
• Yahoo www.yahoo.com
• Internet Archive http://www.archive.org/index.php

• Reference
• Encyclopedia.com http://www.encyclopedia.com/
• Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Merriam-Webster Online http://www.m-w.com/

• Indexes & Directories
• Librarians’ Internet Index http://lii.org/
• Information Please http://www.infoplease.com/
• Infomine http://infomine.ucr.edu/

• Libraries & Catalogs
• Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/
• The Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/index.html
• Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/
• RedLightGreen (Union Catalog) http://www.redlightgreen.com/

Appendix I

Using the Catalog & Databases

How to Use the Library Catalog:

1) Start from Library Homepage: http://www.bluefieldstate.edu/Library.htm

2) Click on “Search the Library Catalog”

3) Use left hand pull-down menu to set type of search (author, subject, etc.)

4) Use right hand pull-down menu to set library (e.g. Bluefield State College)

5) Key in search term or phrase, then click GO

6) Record call number to find item on shelves

7) Need library card to sign out items, need school ID to get library card

How to Use EBSCOhost:

1) Start from Library Homepage

2) Click “Find Articles”

3) Click “EBSCOhost Research Databases”

4) Click “EBSCOhost Web”

5) If off campus use ID & Password

6) Click “Academic Search Premier” or other relevant database(s)

7) Search

8) Print off full text articles; ask librarian to help find text for citations and abstracts

How to Use Infotrac:

1) Start from Library Homepage

2) Click “Find Articles”

3) Click “Infotrac”

4) Click Proceed if on campus or if off campus use ID & Password

5) If prompted, select “Expanded Academic ASAP”

6) Search

7) Print off full text articles; ask librarian to help find text for citations and abstracts

How to Use PubMed:

1) Start from Library Homepage

2) Click “Find Articles”

3) Scroll down to last link under “Nursing and Allied Health Resources” heading

4) Click “PubMed”

5) Search (click on “Help | FAQ” on left for details)

6) Print off full text; ask librarian if not available