A method of obtaining dietary data for slow worms (Anguis fragilis) by means of non-harmful cooling and results from a Danish population

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 43, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 1011-1025

  Pedersen, Iben Lindegaard ^a   Jensen, Jan Kjærgaard ^b   Toft, Søren ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Danish Forest and Nature Agency   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anguidae; Diet, food choice; Food quality; Regurgitation; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SELECTION; JUVENILE; LIZARD; ONTOGENY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY;

ANGUIDAE; ANGUIS FRAGILIS; ANIMALIA; DIPLOPODA; GASTROPODA; GLOMERIS MARGINATA; LEPIDOPTERA; MOLLUSCA; REPTILIA;

EID: 69149096155     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930802702464     Document Type: Article

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