Moving in two worlds: Aquatic and terrestrial locomotion in sea snakes (Laticauda colubrina, Laticaudidae)

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 338-346

  Shine, R ^a   Shetty, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crawling; Elapidae; Laticaudidae; Locomotor speed; Sea kraits; Swimming; Trade off

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; SNAKE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0035063002     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1420-9101.2001.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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