The predatory strike of free ranging praying mantises, sphodromantis lineola (burmeister). I: Strikes in the mid-sagittal plane

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 173-190

  Prete, Frederick R ^a   Cleal, Kristy S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mantis; Motion analysis; Praying mantis; Predatory behavior; Prey capture; Prey localization; Sphodromantis lineola

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ORTHOPTERA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ORTHOPTERA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030339080     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113196     Document Type: Article

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