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Macroevolution in axial morphospace: innovations accompanying the transition to marine environments in elapid snakes

Sea snakes in the Hydrophis-Microcephalophis clade (Elapidae) show exceptional body shape variation along a continuum from similar forebody and hindbody girths, to dramatically reduced girths of the forebody relative to hindbody. The latter is associated with specializations on burrowing prey. This...

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Autores principales: Sherratt, Emma, Nash-Hahn, Tamika, Nankivell, James H., Rasmussen, Arne R., Hampton, Paul M., Sanders, Kate L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9768463/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36569233
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221087