Carrillo, E. and Mehta, R.S. (2023) Adaptations to Aquatic Life in Snakes: Morphology, Function, and Ecology. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. In press.

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Carrillo, E., Berry, M., Rojas, D. S., Somarriba, I. A., & Mehta, R. S. (2026). Naïve garter snake chemosensory preferences corroborate diet of wild individuals and reveal behavioral convergence for foraging in deep water. Integrative Organismal Biology, obag030. https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obag030

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Carrillo, E. P. (2025). More than a Breath-Hold: Ontogeny, Physiology, and Behavior of Semi-Aquatic Garter Snakes. UC Santa Cruz. ProQuest ID: https://www.proquest.com/LegacyDocView/DISSNUM/32120166. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/64r9b4vg

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Carrillo, E., Somarriba, I.A., Mehta, R.S. Pseudoautotomy in the Lake Chapala garter snake, Thamnophis eques obscurus, and observation of declined swimming performance. (2025). Herpetology Notes 18: 229-234.

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Carrillo, E., Cruz, M., Kong, B. and Mehta, R.S. (2023). Life Aquatic: A Review of Adaptations in Non-Avian Reptiles. In eLS, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd (Ed.).

https://doi-org.oca.ucsc.edu/10.1002/9780470015902.a0029366 

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Read the paper here.Gearty, W., Carrillo, E., & Payne, J. L. (2021). Ecological filtering and exaptation in the evolution of marine snakes. The

American Naturalist, 198(4), 506-521. https://doi-org.oca.ucsc.edu/10.1086/716015

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