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Development of behavioural profile in the Northern common boa (Boa imperator): Repeatable independent traits or personality? by Šimková, Olga, Frýdlová, Petra, Žampachová, Barbora, Frynta, Daniel, Landová, Eva

“…Recent studies of animal personality have focused on its proximate causation and ecological and evolutionary significance in particular, but the question of…”
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Ontogeny of sexual size dimorphism in monitor lizards: males grow for a longer period, but not at a faster rate by Frynta, Daniel, Frýdlová, Petra, Hnízdo, Jan, Simková, Olga, Cikánová, Veronika, Velenský, Petr

“…Monitor lizards belong to the largest and the most sexually dimorphic lizards in terms of size, making this group an ideal model for studies analyzing…”
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Morphological characteristics of blood cells in monitor lizards: is erythrocyte size linked to actual body size? by FRÝDLOVÁ, Petra, HNÍZDO, Jan, CHYLÍKOVÁ, Lenka, ŠIMKOVÁ, Olga, CIKÁNOVÁ, Veronika, VELENSKÝ, Petr, FRYNTA, Daniel

“…Blood cell morphology and count are not uniform across species. Recently, between‐species comparisons revealed that the size of red blood cells is associated…”
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Easy life of males? Indirect evidence that growth is easier than egg production in mangrove-dwelling monitor lizards (Varanus indicus) by Frýdlová, Petra, Hnízdo, Jan, Velenský, Petr, Simková, Olga, Cikánová, Veronika, Chylíková, Lenka, Frynta, Daniel

“…In male-larger species of animals, males typically continue to grow after the age of female sexual maturation has been reached. Consequently, a switch of…”
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Mammalian collection on Noah's Ark: the effects of beauty, brain and body size by Frynta, Daniel, Šimková, Olga, Lišková, Silvie, Landová, Eva

“…The importance of today's zoological gardens as the so-called "Noah's Ark" grows as the natural habitat of many species quickly diminishes. Their potential to…”
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Offenders tend to be heavier: experimental encounters in mangrove-dwelling monitor lizards (Varanus indicus) by Frýdlová, Petra, Šimková, Olga, Janovská, Veronika, Velenský, Petr, Frynta, Daniel

“…The evolution of male-biased sexual size dimorphism is often explained by sexual selection providing competitive advantage to the larger males. The aggressive…”
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Human responses to live snakes and their photographs: Evaluation of beauty and fear of the king snakes by Landová, Eva, Marešová, Jana, Šimková, Olga, Cikánová, Veronika, Frynta, Daniel

“…Animals are ancestrally important stimuli for us and thus, we pay disproportional attention to them over other objects. Some of them, like snakes, attract…”
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Development of behavioural profile in the Northern common boa by Simková, Olga, Frýdlová, Petra, Zampachová, Barbora, Frynta, Daniel, Landová, Eva

“…Recent studies of animal personality have focused on its proximate causation and ecological and evolutionary significance in particular, but the question of…”
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Sex allocation and secondary sex ratio in Cuban boa (Chilabothrus angulifer): mother’s body size affects the ratio between sons and daughters by Frynta, Daniel, Vejvodová, Tereza, Šimková, Olga

“…Secondary sex ratios of animals with genetically determined sex may considerably deviate from equality. These deviations may be attributed to several proximate…”
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Mammalian Collection on Noah's Ark: The Effects of Beauty, Brain and Body Size. e63110 by Frynta, Daniel, Simkova, Olga, Liskova, Silvie, Landova, Eva

“…The importance of today's zoological gardens as the so-called "Noah's Ark" grows as the natural habitat of many species quickly diminishes. Their potential to…”
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