Correspondence between diet and food chemical discriminations by omnivorous geckos (Rhacodactylus)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 755-763

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory behavior; Diet; Herbivory; Rhacodactylus; Squamata; Tongue flicking

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; LIZARD;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; TASTE DISCRIMINATION;

RHACODACTYLUS;

EID: 0343527432     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005488507840     Document Type: Article

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