Do lizards and snakes really differ in their ability to take large prey? A study of relative prey mass and feeding tactics in lizards

Oecologia

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 492-498

  Shine, Richard ^a   Thomas, Jai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foraging; Reptile; Snake; Trophic

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; LIZARD; PREDATION; PREY SIZE; SNAKE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRYLLIDAE; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRYLLIDAE; LIZARDS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SNAKES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

BASSIANA DUPERREYI; GRYLLIDAE; REPTILIA; SCINCIDAE; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 25844474440     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0074-8     Document Type: Article

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