Bite force, behavior, and electromyography in the teiid lizard, Tupinambis teguixin

Copeia

Volumn , Issue 1, 2002, Pages 111-119

  McBrayer, Lance D ^a   White, Thomas D ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING MECHANISM; LIZARD;

AMPHIBIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TUPINAMBIS TEGUIXIN;

EID: 0037040046     PISSN: 00458511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1643/0045-8511(2002)002[0111:BFBAEI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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