Prey Chemicals Do Not Affect Perch Choice by an Ambushing Lizard, Sceloporus malachiticus

William E. Cooper Jr.

doi:10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0425:PCDNAP]2.0.CO;2

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William E. Cooper Jr.¹

¹Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805, USA; cooperw@ipfw.edu

Abstract

To ascertain whether an ambush forager might select ambush posts bearing chemical cues, I presented emerald swifts (Sceloporus malachiticus) a choice between two ambush posts affording minimally overlapping views. One post was labeled with chemical cues from mealworms, the other was unlabeled. Occupancy of ambush posts was random with respect to mealworm scent. It appears that ambush foragers use chemical cues neither to locate and identify prey nor to select ambush posts.

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William E. Cooper Jr. "Prey Chemicals Do Not Affect Perch Choice by an Ambushing Lizard, Sceloporus malachiticus," Journal of Herpetology 37(2), 425-427, (1 April 2003). https://doi.org/10.1670/0022-1511(2003)037[0425:PCDNAP]2.0.CO;2

Accepted: 1 December 2002; Published: 1 April 2003

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