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Does feeding experience with different size of prey influence the subsequent prey-handling behavior inElaphe climacophora?

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    Akira Mori

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Mori, A. Does feeding experience with different size of prey influence the subsequent prey-handling behavior inElaphe climacophora? . J. Ethol. 11, 153–156 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02350050

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