Snakes that inflate: The functional morphology of a defensive behavior

Zoology

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 25-30

  Young, Bruce A ^a   Nejman, Nancy ^a   Jaggers, Jade ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Display behavior; Glottis; Reptilia; Respiratory system; Trachea

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034355486     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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