Lateralization in the predatory behaviour of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 171-174

  Bonati, B ^a   Csermely, D ^a   Romani, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Common wall lizard; Podarcis muralis; Predation; Visual lateralization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BRAIN; CAPTIVITY; ECTOTHERMY; EYE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIZARD; PREDATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PREY CAPTURE; PREY LOCATION; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EYE DOMINANCE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; LIZARD; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; WILD ANIMAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; LIZARDS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; PISCES; PODARCIS MURALIS; SAUROPSIDA; SQUAMATA; TENEBRIO MOLITOR; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 53149115199     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2008.07.007     Document Type: Article

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