Pitviper scavenging at the intertidal zone: An evolutionary scenario for invasion of the sea

BioScience

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 947-955

  Lillywhite, Harvey B ^a   Sheehy III, Coleman M ^a,b   Zaidan III, Frederic ^c  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Islands; Pitviper; Scavenging; Terrestrial marine transition

Indexed keywords

AGKISTRODON; AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS CONANTI; ANIMALIA; AVES; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 55549096746     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B581008     Document Type: Review

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