On the ‘spitting’ behaviour in cobras (Serpentes: Elapidae)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 27-35

  Rasmussen, Sara ^a   Young, B ^a   Krimm, Heather ^a  

^a HOLLINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELAPIDAE; SERPENTES; HEMACHATUS HAEMACHATUS; NAJA MOSSAMBICUS; NAJA PALLIDA; NAJA SIAMENSIS;

COBRA; SPITTING; VENOM SPITTING;

EID: 0028979394     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02743.x     Document Type: Article

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