Foraging Behavior of Rhabdophis tigrinus (Serpentes: Colubridae) in a Gutter with a Dense Aggregation of Tadpoles

Current Herpetology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Tanaka, Koji ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anuran larvae; Aquatic prey; Foraging behavior; Ratio of successful strike; Rhabdophis tigrinus

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749652687     PISSN: 13455834     EISSN: 18811019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5358/hsj.21.1     Document Type: Article

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