Prey targeting by the infrared-imaging snake Python molurus: Effects of experimental and congenital visual deprivation

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-31

  Grace, Michael S ^a,b,c   Church, Don R ^a,b   Calisch, Gwen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Infrared; Predatory behavior; Sensory systems; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SNAKE; VISION; VISUAL DEPRIVATION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLINDNESS; BOIDAE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035866096     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(00)00336-3     Document Type: Article

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