Food versus risk: Foraging decision in young Tiger snakes, Notechis scutatus

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-308

  Aubret, Fabien ^a   Bonnet, Xavier ^b   Bradshaw, Don ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; SNAKE; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; NOTECHIS SCUTATUS; SERPENTES; SPILOTES PULLATUS PULLATUS;

EID: 34547939706     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853807780202396     Document Type: Article

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