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Body-Size Evolution on Islands: Are Adult Size Variations in Tiger Snakes a Nonadaptive Consequence of Selection on Birth Size? by Aubret, Fabien

“…Mean adult size has been used as the traditional measure of body size to explain trends of insular gigantism and dwarfism in a wide array of taxa. However,…”
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Effect of sudden loss of vision on foraging behavior in captive born Tiger Snakes, Notechis scutatus (Serpentes: Elapidae) by Aubret, Fabien

“…In animals, survival often is compromised when vision is partially or totally lost as a result of injury or disease (Martin 1981, Brown et al. 1984, Gauthier…”
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Bioindicator snake shows genomic signatures of natural and anthropogenic barriers to gene flow by Lettoof, Damian C, Thomson, Vicki A, Cornelis, Jari, Bateman, Philip W, Aubret, Fabien, Gagnon, Marthe M, von Takach, Brenton

“…Urbanisation alters landscapes, introduces wildlife to novel stressors, and fragments habitats into remnant 'islands'. Within these islands, isolated wildlife…”
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Heartbeat, embryo communication and hatching synchrony in snake eggs by Aubret, Fabien, Blanvillain, Gaëlle, Bignon, Florent, Kok, Philippe J. R.

“…Communication is central to life at all levels of complexity, from cells to organs, through to organisms and communities. Turtle eggs were recently shown to…”
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Does Hyperoxia Restrict Pyrenean Rock Lizards Iberolacerta bonnali to High Elevations? by Gangloff, Eric J., Spears, Sierra, Kouyoumdjian, Laura, Pettit, Ciara, Aubret, Fabien

“…Ectothermic animals living at high elevation often face interacting challenges, including temperature extremes, intense radiation, and hypoxia. While…”
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Investigating the role of urbanisation, wetlands and climatic conditions in nematode parasitism in a large Australian elapid snake by Lettoof, Damian, von Takach, Brenton, Bateman, P.W., Gagnon, Marthe Monique, Aubret, Fabien

“…Tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) in wetlands of South-West Western Australia (SW WA) are commonly parasitised by the nematode Ophidascaris pyrrhus…”
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No evidence for differential sociosexual behavior and space use in the color morphs of the European common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) by Abalos, Javier, Pérez i de Lanuza, Guillem, Bartolomé, Alicia, Liehrmann, Océane, Laakkonen, Hanna, Aubret, Fabien, Uller, Tobias, Carazo, Pau, Font, Enrique

“…Explaining the evolutionary origin and maintenance of color polymorphisms is a major challenge in evolutionary biology. Such polymorphisms are commonly thought…”
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Yolk removal generates hatching asynchrony in snake eggs by Aubret, Fabien, Bignon, Florent, Bouffet-Halle, Alix, Blanvillain, Gaëlle, Kok, Philippe J. R., Souchet, Jérémie

“…Hatching synchrony is wide-spread amongst egg-laying species and is thought to enhance offspring survival, notably by diluting predation risks. Turtle and…”
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Phylogeography and conservation genetics of the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis, on islands at its northern range by Michaelides, Sozos, Cornish, Nina, Griffiths, Richard, Groombridge, Jim, Zajac, Natalia, Walters, Graham J, Aubret, Fabien, While, Geoffrey M, Uller, Tobias

“…Populations at range limits are often characterized by lower genetic diversity, increased genetic isolation and differentiation relative to populations at the…”
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A simple ATAC-seq protocol for population epigenetics by Augusto, Ronaldo de Carvalho, Rey, Oliver, Cosseau, Céline, Chaparro, Cristian, Vidal-Dupiol, Jérémie, Allienne, Jean-François, Duval, David, Pinaud, Silvain, Tönges, Sina, Andriantsoa, Ranja, Luquet, Emilien, Aubret, Fabien, Dia Sow, Mamadou, David, Patrice, Thomson, Vicki, Joly, Dominique, Gomes Lima, Mariana, Federico, Déborah, Danchin, Etienne, Minoda, Aki, Grunau, Christoph

“…We describe here a protocol for the generation of sequence-ready libraries for population epigenomics studies, and the analysis of alignment results. We show…”
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Isolation and characterization of fourteen polymorphic microsatellite markers in the viperine snake Natrix maura by Le Chevalier, Hugo, Marí‐Mena, Neus, Carro, Belén, Prunier, Jérôme G., Bossu, Coralie, Darnet, Elodie, Souchet, Jérémie, Guillaume, Olivier, Calvez, Olivier, Bertrand, Romain, Barthe, Laurent, Pottier, Gilles, Martínez‐Sylvestre, Albert, Verdaguer‐Foz, Isabel, Mossoll‐Torres, Marc, Trochet, Audrey, Aubret, Fabien

“…Nineteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were identified and developed for Natrix maura. Polymorphism was assessed for 120 individuals sampled across four…”
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Genetic Assimilation and the Postcolonization Erosion of Phenotypic Plasticity in Island Tiger Snakes by Aubret, Fabien, Shine, Richard

“…In 1942, C.H. Waddington [1] suggested that colonizing populations could initially succeed by flexibly altering their characteristics (phenotypic plasticity;…”
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Heart rates increase after hatching in two species of natricine snakes by Aubret, Fabien

“…Experimental studies have shown heart rates to decrease from embryo to hatchling stage in turtles, remain steady in skinks and increase in birds. However, no…”
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The snake hiss: potential acoustic mimicry in a viper-colubrid complex by Aubret, Fabien, Mangin, Alain

“…Examples of acoustic Batesian mimicry are scarce, in contrast to visual mimicry. Here we describe a potential case of acoustic mimicry of a venomous viper…”
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Maternal exposure to predator scents: offspring phenotypic adjustment and dispersal by Bestion, Elvire, Teyssier, Aimeric, Aubret, Fabien, Clobert, Jean, Cote, Julien

“…Predation is a strong selective pressure generating morphological, physiological and behavioural responses in organisms. As predation risk is often higher…”
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Revisiting the fear of snakes in children: the role of aposematic signalling by Souchet, Jérémie, Aubret, Fabien

“…Why humans fear snakes is an old, yet unresolved debate. Its innate origin from evolutionary causes is debated against the powerful influence early experience,…”
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Sex-dependent shifts in body size and condition along replicated elevational gradients in a montane colonising ectotherm, the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) by Perry, Constant, Sarraude, Tom, Billet, Manon, Minot, Elsa, Gangloff, Eric J., Aubret, Fabien

“…In ectothermic animals, elevational gradients, such as mountainous environments, are often associated with shifts in body size, although patterns differ across…”
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Sex-specific shifts in morphology and diet in a frog after 50 years of anthropogenic habitat fragmentation by Wu, Qiang, Aubret, Fabien, Wu, Lingbing, Ding, Ping

“…Aim Phenotypic shifts are commonly observed when animals face insular habitat change and may reflect ongoing stresses on individuals. However, the generality…”
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Sex Differences in Body Size and Ectoparasite Load in the Ball Python, Python regius by Aubret, Fabien, Bonnet, Xavier, Harris, Mathews, Maumelat, Stéphanie

“…Sexual dimorphism in body size, body condition (body mass relative to body size), and relative head size was investigated on 1250 field-caught Python regius…”
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Island colonisation and the evolutionary rates of body size in insular neonate snakes by Aubret, F

“…Island colonisation by animal populations is often associated with dramatic shifts in body size. However, little is known about the rates at which these…”
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