Influence of the venom delivery system on intraoral prey transport in snakes

Zoologischer Anzeiger

Volumn 245, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 193-210

  Cundall, David ^a   Deufel, Alexandra ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding performance; Snake; Venom apparatus

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING MECHANISM; INGESTION RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PREY CAPTURE; SNAKE;

ATRACTASPIDIDAE; ATRACTASPIS; COLUBRIDAE; ELAPIDAE; MAMMALIA; SERPENTES; VIPERIDAE; VIPERINAE;

EID: 33750630585     PISSN: 00445231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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