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BMC Biology, 2023 Background Sea snakes underwent a complete transition from land to sea within the last ~ 15 million years, yet they remain a conspicuous gap in molecular studies of marine adaptation in vertebrates.
Alastair J. Ludington +4 more
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Zoodiversity, 2023 This study provided a preliminary comparative analysis of meiobenthic assemblages in different habitats of the Snake Island Marine Protected Area (MPA).
O. Ye. Uzun, Y. V. Kvach
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Trophic specialization drives morphological evolution in sea snakes [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Viviparous sea snakes are the most rapidly speciating reptiles known, yet the ecological factors underlying this radiation are poorly understood. Here, we reconstructed dated trees for 75% of sea snake species and quantified body shape (forebody relative
Emma Sherratt +2 more
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Hydrodynamics of a twisting slender swimmer [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 Sea snakes propel themselves by lateral deformation waves moving backwards along their bodies faster than they swim. In contrast to typical anguilliform swimmers, however, their swimming is characterized by exaggerated torsional waves that lead the ...
Gil Iosilevskii, Alexander Rashkovsky
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Ultrastructural evidence of a mechanosensory function of scale organs (sensilla) in sea snakes (Hydrophiinae) [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 The evolution of epidermal scales was a major innovation in lepidosaurs, providing a barrier to dehydration and physical stress, while functioning as a sensitive interface for detecting mechanical stimuli in the environment.
Jenna M. Crowe-Riddell +3 more
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Molecules, 2023 The abuse of antibiotics and lack of new antibacterial drugs has led to the emergence of superbugs that raise fears of untreatable infections. The Cathelicidin family of antimicrobial peptide (AMP) with varying antibacterial activities and safety is ...
Shuocun Wang +6 more
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First Record of Laticauda semifasciata (Reptilia: Squamata: Elapidae: Laticaudinae) from Korea [PDF]
Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity, 2016 The Chinese sea snake Laticauda semifasciata (Reinwardt in Schlegel, 1837) is newly reported from Korean waters based on three specimens collected from Jeju Island, Korea, in August, September, and November 2015.
Park, Jaejin +3 more
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A comparison of gene organisations and phylogenetic relationships of all 22 squamate species listed in South Korea using complete mitochondrial DNA [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 Studies using complete mitochondrial genome data have the potential to increase our understanding on gene organisations and evolutionary species relationships.
Daesik Park +4 more
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Biogeographic origins of the viviparous sea snake assemblage (Elapidae) of the Indian Ocean
Ceylon Journal of Science, 2017 One of the primary goals in biogeography is to understand how different biotas have been assembled in different regions of the world. The presence of the viviparous sea snakes in the Indian Ocean (IO) poses a unique question in this regard due to their ...
Kanishka D.B. Ukuwela +4 more
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Royal Society Open Science, 2022 Sea snakes in the Hydrophis-Microcephalophis clade (Elapidae) show exceptional body shape variation along a continuum from similar forebody and hindbody girths, to dramatically reduced girths of the forebody relative to hindbody. The latter is associated
Emma Sherratt +5 more
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