Is headfirst ingestion essential in gape-limited predators? Prey-handling behavior of the anurophagous snake Rhabdophis tigrinus (Colubridae)

Authors :: Mori, Akira
Source :: Canadian Journal of Zoology. July 2006, Vol. 84 Issue 7, p954, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: Abstract: Headfirst ingestion of prey is a common adaptive behavioral trait in gape-limited predators that swallow large prey whole. To ascertain this tendency during anurophagy, prey handling and direction of [...]

Subjects :: Snakes -- Food and nutrition -- Behavior -- Research
Predation (Biology) -- Research -- Behavior
Zoology and wildlife conservation
Research
Behavior
Food and nutrition

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