Action spectrum of foraging behavior of the Japanese yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus

Acta Biologica Hungarica

Volumn 55, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 71-79

  Koshitaka, H ^a   Kinoshita, M ^a   Arikawa, K ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Color vision; Compound eye; Monochromatic light; Nectar guide; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

SUCROSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BUTTERFLY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLYING; LEARNING; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); TIME; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BUTTERFLIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; LEARNING; LIGHT; MOVEMENT; SUCROSE; TIME FACTORS; VISION;

INSECTA; PAPILIO; PAPILIO XUTHUS; PAPILIONIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 3042665702     PISSN: 02365383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/ABiol.55.2004.1-4.9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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