Correlated evolution of herbivory and food chemical discrimination in iguanian and ambush foraging lizards

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 409-416

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Evolution; Food chemical discrimination; Foraging mode; Lizards; Squamata

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; IGUANIA; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0038322957     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.3.409     Document Type: Article

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