Field experiments on foraging in free-ranging water snakes Enhydris polylepis (Homalopsinae)

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1313-1324

  Shine, R ^a   Brown, G P ^a   Elphick, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY CAPTURE; PREY LOCATION; SNAKE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ENHYDRIS; HOMALOPSINAE; NERODIA; POLYLEPIS; SERPENTES;

EID: 9944241368     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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