Testing the Use of Visual Cues of a Monocular Predator, the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) During Prey Selection

Benjamin W. Lindsey, Jinzhong Fu

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Chameleons; Chamaeleo; visual cues; prey selection

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-2005-12-2-151-154

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