Ecological and phylogenetic influences on maxillary dentition in snakes

Phyllomedusa

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-131

  Knox, Andrew ^a   Jackson, Kate ^a  

^a WHITMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dentition; Diet; Ecology; Evolution; Morphology; Serpentes

Indexed keywords

DIET; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; SNAKE;

BOIDAE; COLUBROIDEA; SERPENTES;

EID: 78650906754     PISSN: 15191397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v9i2p121-131     Document Type: Article

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