Mechanical mouse lure for Brown Treesnakes

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 3, 2000, Pages 886-888

  Lindberg, Alexandra C ^a   Shivik, John A ^b   Clark, Larry ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SNAKE;

EID: 0034604453     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[0886:MMLFBT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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