Use of vibratory cues for detection of insect prey by the sandswimming lizard Scincus scincus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 37, Issue PART 2, 1989, Pages 290-297

  Hetherington, Thomas E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIZARD; PREY DETECTION; SANDFISH LIZARD; VIBRATION;

AFRICA, SAHARA DESERT;

SCINCUS SCINCUS;

EID: 0024483510     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-3472(89)90118-8     Document Type: Article

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