Can flower constancy in nectaring butterflies be explained by Darwin's interference hypothesis?

Oecologia

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-231

  Goulson, Dave ^a   Stout, Jane C ^a   Hawson, Sadie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Foraging efficiency; Learning; Majoring; Reward

Indexed keywords

DARWIN'S INTERFERENCE HYPOTHESIS; FLOWER CONSTANCY; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; NECTAR GATHERING;

HESPERIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; THYMELICUS FLAVUS;

EID: 0030952635     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050304     Document Type: Article

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