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Melanism, body size, and sex ratio in snakes—new data on the grass snake (Natrix natrix) and synthesis
It is postulated that melanism in ectotherms is adaptive by enhancing thermoregulation, subsequent resource acquisition, and growth. Such effects may differ between the sexes as a result of the differential costs of self-maintenance and reproduction, but empirical support for the sex-specific conseq...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7217809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32399792 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-020-01678-x |