Associative learning in hatchlings of the lizard Calotes versicolor: Taste and colour discrimination

Amphibia Reptilia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-481

  Shanbhag, Bhagyashri A ^a   Ammanna, Veena H F ^a   Saidapur, Srinivas K ^a  

^a KARNATAK UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

association; background cues; behaviour; hatchling; lizard; prey; taste aversion

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLOR MORPH; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HATCHING; LEARNING; LIZARD; SUCROSE;

BOMBYX MORI; CALOTES VERSICOLOR; LEPIDOPTERA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78149351857     PISSN: 01735373     EISSN: 15685381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/017353710X518432     Document Type: Article

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