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Evolutionary morphology of the rattlesnake style.

BMC evolutionary biology - 10 Feb 2009

Meik Jesse M, Pires-daSilva André

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BACKGROUND: The rattlesnake rattling system is an evolutionary novelty that includes anatomical, behavioral, and physiological modifications of the generalized pitviper tail. One such modification, the formation of a bony clublike style at the terminal region of the caudal vertebrae, has not prev...

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PMID: 19208237
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-9-35
PMCID: PMC2645363

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