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Drummond, H., & Gordon, E. R. (1979). Luring in the neonate alligator snapping turtle (macroclemys temminckii): description and experimental analysis. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 50, 136–152.
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| Resource type: Journal Article DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1979.tb01022.x BibTeX citation key: Drummond1979a View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Chelydridae, Macrochelys, Macrochelys temminckii, Schildkröten = turtles + tortoises, Verhalten = ethology Creators: Drummond, Gordon Collection: Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie |
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Macrochelys temminckii Observations were made on the feeding behavior of 8 newborn Macroclemys temminckii, a species known to lure fish prey with a vermiform appendage situated on the floor of the oral cavity. Each turtle was observed on 3 occasions, including its first feeding experience, over a 7-week period. 4 phases of predation on live fish are described: waiting, luring, attack, and prey-handling. Experiments involving 14 ingestively naive turtles from a second litter investigated the role of visual, chemical, and mechanical cues in eliciting the luring and attack responses. Added by: Admin Last edited by: Beate Pfau |