Prey transport mechanisms in blindsnakes and the evolution of unilateral feeding systems in snakes' j

American Zoologist

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1321-1337

  Kiev, Nathan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1093/icb/41.6.1321     Document Type: Article

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