The origin of snakes: revealing the ecology, behavior, and evolutionary history of early snakes using genomics, phenomics, and the fossil record
Background The highly derived morphology and astounding diversity of snakes has long
inspired debate regarding the ecological and evolutionary origin of both the snake total …
inspired debate regarding the ecological and evolutionary origin of both the snake total …
Needles in haystacks: estimating detection probability and occupancy of rare and cryptic snakes
The species most in need of conservation or management are often also the most difficult to
monitor, because of their rarity, secretive habits, or both. To combat these challenges …
monitor, because of their rarity, secretive habits, or both. To combat these challenges …
Sensitive period diversity: Insights from evolutionary models
Recent models of the evolution of sensitive periods in response to informative stimuli (ie,
cues) provide insights into reasons why empiricists within and across disciplines might …
cues) provide insights into reasons why empiricists within and across disciplines might …
Strike mechanics of an ambush predator: the spearing mantis shrimp
MS DeVries, EAK Murphy… - Journal of Experimental …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Ambush predation is characterized by an animal scanning the environment from a
concealed position and then rapidly executing a surprise attack. Mantis shrimp …
concealed position and then rapidly executing a surprise attack. Mantis shrimp …
Mary Main's concept of conditional strategies: influences on studies of child–parent and adult romantic attachments
ABSTRACT Among Mary Main's many vital contributions to the field of attachment is the idea
that human infants develop adaptive conditional strategies in the service of maintaining …
that human infants develop adaptive conditional strategies in the service of maintaining …
[PDF][PDF] How to balance the offspring quality–quantity tradeoff when environmental cues are unreliable
Maternal effects on offspring size can have a strong effect on fitness, as larger offspring often
survive better under harsh environmental conditions. Selection should hence favour mothers …
survive better under harsh environmental conditions. Selection should hence favour mothers …
Ontogenetic shift in diet of a large elapid snake is facilitated by allometric change in skull morphology
As snakes are limbless, gape-limited predators, their skull is the main feeding structure
involved in prey handling, manipulation and feeding. Ontogenetic changes in prey type and …
involved in prey handling, manipulation and feeding. Ontogenetic changes in prey type and …
Activity cycles and foraging behaviors of free-ranging sidewinder rattlesnakes (Crotalus cerastes): the ontogeny of hunting in a precocial vertebrate
Predators often employ a complex series of behaviors to overcome antipredator defenses
and effectively capture prey. Although hunting behaviors can improve with age and …
and effectively capture prey. Although hunting behaviors can improve with age and …
[HTML][HTML] Ontogenetic dietary shifts in North American hadrosaurids (Dinosauria: Ornithischia)
Ontogenetic niche shifts, the phenomenon whereby animals change their resource use with
growth, were probably widespread in dinosaurs, but most studies of duck-billed dinosaur …
growth, were probably widespread in dinosaurs, but most studies of duck-billed dinosaur …
Habitat influences diet overlap in aquatic snake assemblages
Competition for prey is thought to be important in structuring snake assemblages. However,
due in part to the secretive behavior and low detectability of many snake species, this …
due in part to the secretive behavior and low detectability of many snake species, this …