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Born Knowing: Tentacled Snakes Innately Predict Future Prey Behavior
BACKGROUND: Aquatic tentacled snakes (Erpeton tentaculatus) can take advantage of their prey's escape response by startling fish with their body before striking. The feint usually startles fish toward the snake's approaching jaws. But when fish are oriented at a right angle to the jaws, th...
Autor principal: | Catania, Kenneth C. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2010
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2886828/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20585384 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0010953 |
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