Sexual size dimorphism and growth plasticity in snakes: an experiment on the Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox).

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• Publication year

  2005

• Venue

  Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology

• Publication date

  2005-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1002/JEZ.A.189PMID 15945080
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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