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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...

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Autores principales: Meik, Jesse M, Pires-daSilva, André
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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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