The evolution of constriction and of large prey ingestion within snakes are key innovations that may explain the remarkable diversity, distribution and ecological scope of this clade, relative to other elongate vertebrates....
This published version is made available on Dickinson Scholar with the permission of the publisher. For more information on the published version, visit The Company of Biologist's Website., As legless predators, snakes are...
For more information on the published version, visit Royal Society's Website., Boback, Scott M., Allison E. Hall, Katelyn J. McCann, Amanda W. Hayes, Jeffrey S. Forrester, and Charles F. Zwemer. "Snake Modulates Constriction in...
Background There are over two million laparotomies performed in the United States each year with an incisional hernia rate between 2% and 11%. A total of 100,000 ventral hernia repairs are undertaken each year with recurrences...