Using natricine snakes to test how prey type and size affect predatory behaviors and performance

IntroductionPredation is a complex process for which behavior, morphology, and size of both predator and prey can affect the success and effectiveness of the predator. For predators such as snakes that swallow prey whole, gape ultimately limits prey size, but the behaviors used to select, capture, a...

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Main Authors: Noah D. Gripshover, Bruce C. Jayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1134131/full