Sexual dimorphism in the brown vine-snake Oxybelis aeneus from the State of Ceara, Brazil

Sexual dimorphism in the brown vine-snake Oxybelis aeneus from the State of Ceara, Brazil

Several different pressures determine the reproductive success among males and females, and that is the reason why morphological differences between the sexes are expected to be found in any given species. Oxybelis aeneus is a tiny and slender arboreal snake that is widely distributed from the Unite...

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Main Authors: Paulo Cesar Mattos Dourado de Mesquita, Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa, Castiele Holanda Bezerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-12-01
Series:Biotemas
Subjects:
arboreal
morphology
sexual dimorphism
snakes
Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume234/65a69a.pdf

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