“ABSTRAcT. - In order to determine the effects of recent diet on prey choice, Senegalese chameleons
(Chameleo senegalensis) were maintained on a diet consisting either of long-horned grasshoppers (Scud- deria sp. or or house crickets Acheta domesticus. Choice tests showed that when the chameleons were
being maintained on grasshoppers, their preferences for crickets became stronger over a period of days. Similarly, when the chameleons were being maintained on crickets, their preferences for grasshoppers became stronger over a period of days. These results show that prey preferences may become stronger for prey types that have not been included in the predator's recent diet. The results also suggest that nutrient
constraints may be important in determining prey selection in insectivorous lizards.”…
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1565054
(Chameleo senegalensis) were maintained on a diet consisting either of long-horned grasshoppers (Scud- deria sp. or or house crickets Acheta domesticus. Choice tests showed that when the chameleons were
being maintained on grasshoppers, their preferences for crickets became stronger over a period of days. Similarly, when the chameleons were being maintained on crickets, their preferences for grasshoppers became stronger over a period of days. These results show that prey preferences may become stronger for prey types that have not been included in the predator's recent diet. The results also suggest that nutrient
constraints may be important in determining prey selection in insectivorous lizards.”…
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1565054
