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Why Male Garter Snakes Have Small Heads: The Evolution and Endocrine Control of Sexual Dimorphism

Richard Shine David Crews

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Richard Shine, David Crews; WHY MALE GARTER SNAKES HAVE SMALL HEADS: THE EVOLUTION AND ENDOCRINE CONTROL OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM, Evolution, Volume 42, Issue

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a82cc385c624b012523b4b7 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1988.tb02531.x

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