Morphological integration and adaptation in the snake feeding system: a comparative phylogenetic study

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Journal of Evolutionary Biology

• Publication date

  2006-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01126.xPMID 16910984
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