Behavioral adaptations to pollen-feeding in Heliconius butterflies (nymphalidae, heliconiinae): An experiment using Latana flowers

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 865-880

  Penz, C M ^a,b   Krenn, H W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Heliconius, Laparus, Lantana; Pollen feeding, flower handling

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034532092     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007814618149     Document Type: Article

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