Butterfly nectaring flowers: Butterfly morphology and flower form

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 289-298

  Corbet, Sarah A ^a,b  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corolla depth; Foraging; Inflorescence; Mass; Nectar; Proboscis; Selectivity; Tongue; Wing loading

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; FEEDING MECHANISM; FLORAL TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; NECTARIVORY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION;

BUDDLEJA DAVIDII; EUPATORIUM CANNABINUM; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENIDAE; NYMPHALIDAE;

EID: 0033855841     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2000.00708.x     Document Type: Article

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