Snake circumvents constraints on prey size

Bruce C. Jayne (), Harold K. Voris and Peter K. L. Ng
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Bruce C. Jayne: University of Cincinnati
Harold K. Voris: Field Museum of Natural History
Peter K. L. Ng: Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore

Nature, 2002, vol. 418, issue 6894, 143-143

Abstract: Instead of swallowing a victim whole, crab-eating snakes tear off bite-sized pieces.

Date: 2002
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