Behavioural responses by hatchling racers (Coluber constrictor) from two geographically distinct populations to chemical stimuli from potential prey and predators

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 103-115

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a   Burghardt, Gordon M ^b   Brown, William S ^c,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CHEMICAL CUE; DIET; SNAKE;

ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; ANOLIS SAGREI; ANURA; AVES; CAROLINENSIS; COLUBER; COLUBER CONSTRICTOR; COLUBER CONSTRICTOR PRIAPUS; COLUBER MORMON; COLUBRIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LAMPROPELTIS TRIANGULUM; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0034109967     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853800507318     Document Type: Article

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