Body size evolution in insular speckled rattlesnakes (Viperidae: Crotalus mitchellii).
Speckled rattlesnakes (Crotalus mitchellii) inhabit multiple islands off the coast of Baja California, Mexico. Two of the 14 known insular populations have been recognized as subspecies based primarily on body size divergence from putative mainland ancestral populations; however, a survey of body si...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2010-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2832004?pdf=render |