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Relative tail length correlates with body condition in male but not in female crowned leafnose snakes (Lytorhynchus diadema)

Reproductive success is the ultimate measure of individual quality; however, it is difficult to determine in free-living animals. Therefore, indirect measures that are related to reproduction are generally employed. In snakes, males typically possess longer tails than females and this sexual size di...

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Autores principales: Sivan, Jaim, Hadad, Shlomo, Tesler, Itay, Rosenstrauch, Avi, Allan Degen, Abraham, Kam, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32139789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-61168-y