Infrared imaging in vipers: Differential responses of crotaline and viperine snakes to paired thermal targets

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-61

  Safer, Adam B ^a   Grace, Michael S ^a  

^a Florida Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging sensory systems; Infrared; Pit organ; Predatory behavior; Snake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEAD MOVEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFRARED RADIATION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; SNAKE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERMAL STIMULATION; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; EVOLUTION; INFRARED RAYS; PERCEPTION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SENSATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 4043155718     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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