Aggressive mimicry in neonates of the sidewinder rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes (Serpentes: Viperidae): Stimulus control and visual perception of prey luring

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-91

  Reiserer, Randall S ^a   Schuett, Gordon W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive mimicry; Caudal luring; Defensive behaviour; Reptile; Sensory manipulation

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COGNITION; DEFENSE BEHAVIOR; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIZARD; MIMICRY; NEONATE; PERCEPTION; PREY CAPTURE; SNAKE; VISION;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; CROTALUS; CROTALUS CERASTES; HEXAPODA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 52649100980     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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