Mechanism of food detection in the tadpoles of the bronze frog Rana temporalis

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 37-41

  Veeranagoudar, Dheeraj K ^a   Shanbhag, Bhagyashri A ^a   Saidapur, Srinivas K ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Detection of chemical cues; Food detection; Mechanism of food detection; Rana temporalis; Tadpoles

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA CLAMITANS CLAMITANS; RANA TEMPORALIS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 4644232975     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-004-0096-y     Document Type: Article

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