Rattlesnake strike behavior: Kinematics

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 837-850

  Kardong, Kenneth V ^a   Bels, Vincent L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crotalus viridis; Kinematics; Neurosensory control; Predatory behavior; Rattlesnake strike

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031943414     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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