Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1973 - Natural history |
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... prey older chamaeleons demonstrated techniques which would be modified through experience and continually reinforced . Such instances were : ( 1 ) the safe overpowering of prey items capable of harming the chamae- leon ; ( 2 ) the ...
... prey older chamaeleons demonstrated techniques which would be modified through experience and continually reinforced . Such instances were : ( 1 ) the safe overpowering of prey items capable of harming the chamae- leon ; ( 2 ) the ...
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... prey inflicted injury . In attacking such prey they adopted totally different tactics . First , they carefully viewed the prey , and then secured it so as to bring the teeth into play at once on that structure capable of causing harm ...
... prey inflicted injury . In attacking such prey they adopted totally different tactics . First , they carefully viewed the prey , and then secured it so as to bring the teeth into play at once on that structure capable of causing harm ...
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4. Prey items In Chamaeleo pumilus ( Table 19 ) differences in food ingested were seasonal , but appeared to vary with sex . While dipterous families were usually a pre- dominant prey item in both sexes , quite a considerable part of their ...
4. Prey items In Chamaeleo pumilus ( Table 19 ) differences in food ingested were seasonal , but appeared to vary with sex . While dipterous families were usually a pre- dominant prey item in both sexes , quite a considerable part of their ...
Contents
CHAMAELEO PUMILUS PUMILUS GMELIN | 3 |
Materials and Methods | 9 |
G Territorial and population studies | 15 |
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2-segmented 2nd antenna abdomen agamid Ampelisca amphipods Anacanthobatis apical basal segment bearing body temperatures Bustard Cape Town capensis Cenomanian Chamaeleo namaquensis Chamaeleo pumilus chamaeleons coastal colour convex copepods coxa dactyl Diagnosis dilepis distal Distribution dorsal dunes Durban eggs elongate environmental temperatures exopod False Bay female flagellum genital segment genus gnathopod head hind margin Holotype iguanid inland inner margin K. H. Barnard lateral lizards lobe longer than wide Lüderitz male mandible maxilla maxilliped Namib Natal node ovig palm palp parasitic peduncle pereiopod pereon segments pleon plumose setae posterior margin posteriorly present species prey proximal rami Records reptiles reticulate rounded Schellenberg setae shorter slightly snout-vent solidum South African Museum South West Africa specimens spines Stebbing striate substrate Table Bay teeth telson terminal segment thermoregulation third pleonal epimeron thoracic leg tooth total length truncus tubercles Turrilites uropod Uta stansburiana ventral Zool