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Zur Bedeutung des Geruchssinnes beim Nahrungserwerb von Kröten (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae): Versuche mit der Kreuzkröte (Bufo calamita Laur.)

Helmut HemmerGerhard Schopp

subject

biologyOlfactory cuesGeneral Earth and Planetary SciencesZoologyCaptivityAnimal Science and ZoologyAnatomyOlfactionBufobiology.organism_classificationEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsGeneral Environmental SciencePredation

description

The influence of olfactory and visual prey stimuli on the feeding behaviour of toads was studied as well as their response to lasting olfactory cues. A further aim was to find simple methods for testing olfactory responsiveness in anurans. Subjects were 8 adult specimens of the European species Bufo calamita (natterjack) kept in captivity one year at least. The results point to the role of olfaction in these animals.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1975.tb00906.x