Territoriality in a snake

by | Sep 25, 2015 | Lab news, Publications, Small-eyed snake

While there are snakes that have been shown to be territorial in an ecological context, such as Taiwanese kukrisnakes which defend sea turtle nests (citation below), territoriality in a sexual selection context has never been demonstrated in a snake. Until now. Jonno...

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