Rapid prey-induced shift in body size in an isolated snake population (Notechis scutatus, Elapidae)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 889-899

  Aubret, Fabien ^a,b   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body size; Island; Plasticity; Prey; Snake

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DIVERGENCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREY SELECTION; SNAKE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CARNAC ISLAND; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ELAPIDAE; NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS;

EID: 35948949505     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01777.x     Document Type: Article

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