The snapping response of the toad, Bufo bufo, towards prey dummies at very low light intensities

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1981, Pages 321-327

  Larsen, Lis Olesen ^a   Pedersen, Jan Nyholm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 0020454453     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853882X00248     Document Type: Article

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