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Ontogeny and caudal autotomy fracture planes in a large scincid lizard, Egernia kingii
Many lizard species use caudal autotomy, the ability to self-amputate a portion of the tail, as an effective but costly survival strategy. However, as a lizard grows, its increased size may reduce predation risk allowing for less costly strategies (e.g., biting and clawing) to be used as the primary...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9054770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35488011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10962-x |