Evolution of forelimb movement patterns for prey manipulation in anurans

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-424

  Gray, Lucie A ^a   O'Reilly, James C ^a   Nishikawa, Kiisa C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORELIMB; FROGS AND TOADS; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; ANURA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORELIMB; MOVEMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0031569821     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970415)277:6<417::AID-JEZ1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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