Sensory modulation and behavioral choice during feeding in the Australian frog, Cyclorana novaehollandiae

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-202

  Valdez, C M ^a   Nishikawa, K C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral choice; Feeding behavior; Sensory modulation; Tactile cues; Visual guidance

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FROGS AND TOADS; HEAD MOVEMENT; JAW; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TONGUE; TOUCH; VISION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANURA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HEAD MOVEMENTS; JAW; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOVEMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; TONGUE; TOUCH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0031106333     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050040     Document Type: Article

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