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Salamanders possess an unusual variety of sensory mechanisms for the detection of prey. These include vision, olfaction, vibration sense, mechanoreception, and electroreception by means of the lateral line system. The first three senses are all used during terrestrial feeding, whereas vision, olfaction, lateral line system, and electroreception are used during aquatic feeding.
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Roth, G. (1987). Visually Guided Behavior. In: Visual Behavior in Salamanders. Studies of Brain Function, vol 14. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72713-9_2
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