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Evolutionary morphology of the rattlesnake style
BACKGROUND: The rattlesnake rattling system is an evolutionary novelty that includes anatomical, behavioral, and physiological modifications of the generalized pitviper tail. One such modification, the formation of a bony clublike style at the terminal region of the caudal vertebrae, has not previou...
Autores principales: | Meik, Jesse M, Pires-daSilva, André |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2645363/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19208237 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-9-35 |
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