Sexual dimorphism and skull size and shape in the highly specialized snake species, Aipysurus eydouxii (Elapidae: Hydrophiinae)

BACKGROUND: Snakes exhibit sexual dimorphism in both head size and shape. Such differences are often attributed to different reproductive roles and feeding habits. We aim to investigate how sexual dimorphism is displayed in the highly specialised fish-egg-eating snake, Aipysurus eydouxii, by analysi...

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Autores principales: Borczyk, Bartosz, Paśko, Łukasz, Kusznierz, Jan, Bury, Stanisław
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2021
Materias:
Evolutionary Studies
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8063874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976986
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11311

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8063874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33976986
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11311

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