Plasticity of foraging behavior in garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) reared on different diets

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 1999, Pages

  Burghardt, Gordon M ^a   Krause, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 38349090479     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.113.3.277     Document Type: Article

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