Sexual dimorphism in development and venom production of the insular threatened pit viper <i>Bothrops insularism</i> (Serpentes: Viperidae) of Queimada Grande Island, Brazil
Bothrops insularis is a threatened snake endemic to Queimada Grande Island, southern coast of São Paulo, Brazil, and the occurrence of sexual abnormalities in females (females with functional ovaries and rudimentary hemipenis) has been reported in this population. To date there are few data regardi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2010-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/541 |