Prey chemicals do not affect giving-up time at ambush posts by the cordylid lizard plattsaurus broadleyi

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 455-458

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a   Whiting, Martin J ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ambush; Behavior; Cordylidae; Food chemical discrimination; Foraging mode; Giving up time; Prey chemical discrimination; Squamata

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; LIZARD; PREY CAPTURE;

AMPHIBIA; CORDYLIDAE; INSECTA; PLATYSAURUS; PLATYSAURUS BROADLEYI; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 0344064348     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/02-33     Document Type: Article

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