Predatory strike of the tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 233-242

  Smith, Tamara L ^a   Povel, G David E ^b   Kardong, Kenneth V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Erpeton; Feeding behaviour; Snake feeding

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; PREDATOR; PREY CAPTURE; SNAKE;

ERPETON; ERPETON TENTACULATUM; PISCES; SERPENTES;

EID: 0036189663     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902000274     Document Type: Article

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