Foraging in nature: Foraging efficiency and attentiveness in caterpillars with different diet breadths

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 389-397

  Bernays, E A ^a   Singer, M S ^a   Rodrigues, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet breadth; Foraging; Lepidoptera; Selective attention; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

CATERPILLAR; DIET; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GENERALIST; SPECIALIST;

ARCTIIDAE; ESTIGMENE ACREA; GRAMMIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; PHACELIA CONGESTA;

EID: 3943104163     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2004.00615.x     Document Type: Article

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