Sweeping and striking: A kinematic study of the trunk during prey capture in three thamnophiine snakes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2381-2392

  Alfaro, Michael E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial kinematics; Feeding; Functional morphology; Nerodia; Prey capture; Snake; Strike; Thamnophis

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SNAKE; THORAX; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; COLUBRIDAE; FRESH WATER; PHYLOGENY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; THORAX; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; NERODIA; NERODIA RHOMBIFER; NERODIA RHOMBIFERA; RHOMBIFERA; SERPENTES; THAMNOPHIS; THAMNOPHIS COUCHII; THAMNOPHIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0042267956     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00424     Document Type: Article

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