Snake really an able hunter?: Predatory behavior of Japanese striped snake, Elaphe quadrivirgata, in the field

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 69-71

  Ota, Hidetoshi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0002641191     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: 14395444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348254     Document Type: Article

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