Response of brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) to mammalian blood: whole blood, serum, and cellular residue.

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Brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) responded with more tongue flicks to blood (from rabbits, rats, and mice) than to water. When rat blood was centrifuged at 3,500 rpm for 5 min, separating serum from cellular residue, snakes responded strongly to serum but not to cellular residue.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Chem Ecol

Title: Journal of chemical ecology

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN: 0098-0331

ISSN (Print): 0098-0331

Publication date (Electronic): May 2001

Volume: 27

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309-0345, USA. chiszar@clipr.colorado.edu

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DOI: 10.1023/a:1010391121044

PubMed ID: 11471949

SO-VID: 90b5fc21-1ed6-49a1-8217-8a56504db5b2

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