Stimulus Control of Predatory Behavior by the Iberian Wall Lizard (Podarcis hispanica, Sauria, Lacertidae): Effects of Familiarity with Prey

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 309-316

  Desfilis, Ester ^a   Font, Enrique ^a   Guillén Salazar, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Universidad Cardenal Herrera   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; LIZARD; MALE; ODOR; PREDATION; RECALL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TASTE; VISION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; LIZARDS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SMELL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TASTE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0141748383     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.117.3.309     Document Type: Article

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