Broad geographic, taxonomic and ecological patterns of interpopulation variation in the dietary habits of snakes
Because of their unique morphological and ecological characteristics (i.e. being obligate carnivorous, solitary, and ingesting their prey whole), snakes are expected to show unusual dietary patterns compared to other ectothermic vertebrates, and the best way to explore this is to analyse the snake d...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2006-06-01
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Series: | Web Ecology |
Online Access: | http://www.web-ecol.net/6/2/2006/we-6-2-2006.pdf |