Chromatic anomalies in Bothrops jararaca (Serpentes, Viperidae): Does xanthism affect survival?

This article describes, for the first time, the xanthism in two specimens of B. jararaca. It also describes the snakebite caused by one of these specimens, followed by a discussion on the adaptive advantages (e.g. survival) of such colour anomaly. Biometric length and body mass were taken from two B...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Francisco Oscar Siqueira França, José Yamin Risk, Cláudio Augusto Rojas, Letícia Ruiz Sueiro, Selma Maria Almeida-Santos
Materialtyp: Artikel
Språk:English
Publicerad: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-03-01
Serie:Biotemas
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Länkar:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume231/155a160.pdf