Prey catching in archer fish: The role of posture and morphology in aiming behavior

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-110

  Timmermans, P J A ^a   Souren, P M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aiming; Archer fish; Prey catching; Toxotes chatareus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; LIP; MOUTH CAVITY; NONHUMAN; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOTIDAE;

EID: 1842418472     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.01.010     Document Type: Article

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