geography of snake reproductive mode: a global analysis of the evolution of snake viviparity

AIM: Although most reptiles are oviparous, viviparity is a common mode of reproduction in squamates and has evolved multiple times in different lineages. We test two prevailing hypotheses regarding the biogeography of reptile reproductive modes to evaluate the selective forces driving the evolution...

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Published in:	Global ecology and biogeography Vol. 24; no. 12; pp. 1433 - 1442
Main Authors:	Feldman, Anat, Bauer, Aaron M, Castro‐Herrera, Fernando, Chirio, Laurent, Das, Indraneil, Doan, Tiffany M, Maza, Erez, Meirte, Danny, Campos Nogueira, Cristiano, Nagy, Zoltán Tamás, Torres‐Carvajal, Omar, Uetz, Peter, Meiri, Shai
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Science 01-12-2015 Blackwell Publishing Ltd John Wiley & Sons Ltd Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	biogeography Cold Cold climate hypothesis cold zones Evolution Hypotheses maternal manipulation hypothesis oviparity phylogeny predictability reproduction reproductive mode Reptiles & amphibians seasonality Serpentes Snakes Squamata temperature viviparity
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