Adjusting prey handling times and methods affects profitability in the broad-headed skink (Eumeces Laticeps)

Herpetologica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 356-365

  Cooper, William E ^a   Anderson, Roger A ^b  

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

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Handling time; Preparation time; Prey profitability; Satiation; Simultaneous prey availability; Squamata; Swallowing direction

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CRICKET; HANDLING TIME; INGESTION RATE; LIZARD; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; PREY SIZE;

EUMECES LATICEPS; GRYLLIDAE; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33846214019     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2006)62[356:APHTAM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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