The effect of variation in prey movement on the predatory response of jacky lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus)

Ethology

Volumn 114, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 718-727

  Hoese, Felicity ^a   Peters, Richard A ^a,b   Evans, Christopher S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIZARD; MOVEMENT; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; VISUAL CUE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AMPHIBOLURUS MURICATUS; ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 44949200354     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01517.x     Document Type: Article

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