Behavioral discrimination of prey with various defense mechanisms by the lizard Eumeces okadae

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 89-97

  Hasegawa, Masami ^a   Taniguchi, Yumi ^b  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUMECES; EUMECES OKADAE; INVERTEBRATA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0030432336     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02348866     Document Type: Article

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