The peculiar case of an insectivorous iguanid lizard that detects chemical cues from prey

Chemoecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-108

  Labra, Antonieta ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ambush predation; Insectivory; Liolaemus; Prey chemical cues; Tongue flicks

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IGUANIA; IGUANIDAE; LIOLAEMUS; LIOLAEMUS LEMNISCATUS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 34249011853     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-007-0369-9     Document Type: Article

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