Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of the head in the sea snake Emydocephalus annulatus (Hydrophiin...
Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of the head in the sea snake Emydocephalus annulatus (Hydrophiinae, Elapidae)
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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In snakes, divergence in head size between the sexes has been interpreted as an adaptation to intersexual niche divergence. By overcoming gape-limitation, a larger head enables snakes of one sex to ingest larger prey items. Under this hypothesis, we do not expect a species that consumes only tiny prey items to exhibit sex differences in relative he...
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Sexual dimorphism in size and shape of the head in the sea snake Emydocephalus annulatus (Hydrophiinae, Elapidae)
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_e06cd4213cdc457186e2bd5c8110432d
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-021-99113-2
