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Postnatal ontogeny and the evolution of macrostomy in snakes
Macrostomy is the anatomical feature present in macrostomatan snakes that permits the ingestion of entire prey with high cross-sectional area. It depends on several anatomical traits in the skeleton and soft tissues, of which the elongation of gnathic complex and backward rotation of the quadrate re...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5180150/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28018652 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160612 |