Modulation of prey-capture behavior in the plethodontid salamander Ensatina Eschscholtzii

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1951-1964

  Deban, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ensatina eschscholtzii; Feeding; Glossopharyngeal nerve; Kinematics; Plethodontidae; Prey capture; Salamander; Sensory feedback

Indexed keywords

ENSATINA ESCHSCHOLTZII;

EID: 0030795410     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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