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Trophic specialization drives morphological evolution in sea snakes

Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors underlying this radiation are poorly understood. Here, we reconstructed dated trees for 75% of sea snake species and quantified body shape (forebody relative to hindbody girth), maximum body length and t...

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Autores principales: Sherratt, Emma, Rasmussen, Arne R., Sanders, Kate L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882731/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29657807
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.172141