Flower tracking in hawkmoths: Behavior and energetics

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-45

  Sprayberry, Jordanna D H ^a   Daniel, Thomas L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding rate; Flower tracking; Hawkmoth

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; LEPIDOPTERA; MOTION; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS; WIND;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; MANDUCA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; ROBOTICS; WIND;

MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 33846541395     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02616     Document Type: Article

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