Colour learning in the hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1127-1131

  Kelber, Almut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Colour learning; Learning performance; Lepidoptera; Macroglossum stellatarum; Moth; Sphingidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000228691     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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