Animal-environment interactions are determinant in driving the evolution of phenotypic variation. Most aquatic animals have developed adaptations to overcome the physical constraints inherent to an aquatic lifestyle and particularly to motion in water. These constraints are the drag and the added mass if an acceleration is involved in the motion, such as during prey capture. The aim of this project is to evaluate the role of water as a potential driver of evolution of aquatic snakes by focusing on morphological and behavioral convergences during underwater prey capture. Snakes are a good model as an aquatic life-style has originated independently in different genera. However, aquatic snakes did not develop a suction feeding system in contra...
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Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors und...
The viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) comprise ∼90% of living marine reptiles and display many ph...
Animal-environment interactions are determinant in driving the evolution of phenotypic variation. Mo...
Despite repeated acquisitions of aquatic or semi-aquatic lifestyles revolving around piscivory, snak...
Natural selection favors organisms that are the most successful in fitness-related behaviors such as...
Evolutionary trajectories are often biased by developmental and historical factors. However, environ...
Evolutionary trajectories are often biased by developmental and historical factors. However, environ...
Transient locomotion under water is highly constrained by drag and added mass, yet some aquatic snak...
International audienceBone microanatomy appears strongly linked with the ecology of organisms. In am...
Some specialized aquatic snakes such as Natrix tessellata strike at fish by rapidly accelerating the...
The tentacled snake Erpeton tentaculatum lives its entire life in fresh water where it feeds mostly ...
Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors und...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...
Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors und...
The viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) comprise ∼90% of living marine reptiles and display many ph...
Animal-environment interactions are determinant in driving the evolution of phenotypic variation. Mo...
Despite repeated acquisitions of aquatic or semi-aquatic lifestyles revolving around piscivory, snak...
Natural selection favors organisms that are the most successful in fitness-related behaviors such as...
Evolutionary trajectories are often biased by developmental and historical factors. However, environ...
Evolutionary trajectories are often biased by developmental and historical factors. However, environ...
Transient locomotion under water is highly constrained by drag and added mass, yet some aquatic snak...
International audienceBone microanatomy appears strongly linked with the ecology of organisms. In am...
Some specialized aquatic snakes such as Natrix tessellata strike at fish by rapidly accelerating the...
The tentacled snake Erpeton tentaculatum lives its entire life in fresh water where it feeds mostly ...
Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors und...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...
Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors und...
The viviparous sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) comprise ∼90% of living marine reptiles and display many ph...