Sexual dimorphism in snakes: Different reproductive roles favour different body plans

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 265, Issue 1392, 1998, Pages 179-183

  Bonnet, X ^a   Shine, R ^a   Naulleau, G ^a   Vacher Vallas, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Body composition; Muscle mass; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection; Snakes

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; MORPHOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SNAKE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; SPECIES;

ANIMALIA; COLUBER; COLUBER VIRIDFLAVUS; ELAPHE LONGISSIMA; SERPENTES; VIPERA; VIPERA ASPICS; VIPERA ASPIS;

EID: 0032492139     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1998.0280     Document Type: Article

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