The effect of stimulus features on the visual orienting behaviour of the salamander Plethodon jordani

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 241-251

  Schülert, Niklas ^a   Dicke, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibian; Object recognition; Orienting response; Plethodon jordani; Plethodontid salamander; Prey experience; Prey scheme

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; URODELA; VISION;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHIUMA MEANS; ANIMALIA; PLETHODON; PLETHODON JORDANI;

EID: 0036322762     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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