Correlated evolution of prey chemical discrimination with foraging, lingual morphology and vomeronasal chemoreceptor abundance in lizards

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 257-265

  Cooper, William E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory behavior; Foraging mode; Lizards; Tongue; Vomerolfaction

Indexed keywords

CHEMCIAL DISCRIMINATION; CHEMORECEPTOR; FORAGING; LIZARD; PREY CHEMICAL DISCRIMINATION; TONGUE MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 0030815833     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050387     Document Type: Article

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