The evolution of tail length in snakes associated with different gravitational environments

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Functional Ecology

• Publication date

  2016-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/1365-2435.12472
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