Experimentally reducing clutch size reveals a fixed upper limit to egg size in snakes, evidence from the king ratsnake, Elaphe carinata.

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• Publication year

  2006

• Venue

  Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology

• Publication date

  2006-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/J.CBPA.2006.04.013PMID 16753321
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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