The foraging mode controversy: Both continuous variation and clustering of foraging movements occur

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-190

  Cooper Jr , William E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Behaviour; Foraging; Foraging mode; Foraging space; Lizards

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MOVEMENT;

SQUAMATA;

EID: 26444481168     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905007375     Document Type: Article

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