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dc.contributor.authorTomović, Ljiljana M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCrnobrnja-Isailović, Jelka M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAjtić, Rastko D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAleksić, Ivan D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDjordjević, Sonjaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-27T10:26:16Z-
dc.date.available2019-06-27T10:26:16Z-
dc.date.issued2010-08-01-
dc.identifier.issn0947-5745-
dc.identifier.urihttps://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/188-
dc.description.abstractContrary to an increasing number of papers that document sexual dimorphism in size (and/or shape) in adults, studies dealing with sex differences in newborn and juvenile snakes are surprisingly scarce. Data about ontogenetic shifts in sexual dimorphism are generally lacking and hence, it is unclear whether sex differences are set at birth or arise post-natally. In this study, we analyzed patterns of sexual dimorphism in body size, head dimensions and tail length (TL) among newborn, subadult and adult meadow vipers (Vipera ursinii) from the Bjelasica Mt. in Montenegro. Patterns of sexual size dimorphisms differed among traits. There was no significant difference in head dimension of males and females, but adult snakes were sexually dimorphic in body size. Sexual differences in TL were evident since birth but changed in degree throughout ontogeny. Neonate meadow vipers presented highly significant inter-litter variation in the sexual dimorphism of all traits we have measured. Such family effects may have an important influence on extent of inter-sexual differences in snakes and should be included in analyses of sexual dimorphism. © 2009 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipMinistry of Science of Republic of Serbiaen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSocietas Europaea Herpetologicaen_US
dc.relation143040en_US
dc.relation‘‘Awards in Herpetology’’ in year 2003en_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Researchen_US
dc.subjectBalkansen_US
dc.subjectFamily effecten_US
dc.subjectOntogenyen_US
dc.subjectSexual dimorphismen_US
dc.subjectSnakeen_US
dc.subjectVipera ursiniien_US
dc.titleWhen do meadow vipers (Vipera ursinii) become sexually dimorphic? - ontogenetic patterns of sexual size dimorphismsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00556.x-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77956119999-
dc.identifier.urlhttps://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/77956119999-
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item.openairecristypehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf-
crisitem.author.deptChair of Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny of Animals-
crisitem.author.deptChair of Morphology, Systematics and Phylogeny of Animals-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0002-5864-8382-
crisitem.author.orcid0000-0003-0458-515X-
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