Flexibility of foraging behavior in hummingbirds: the role of energy constraints and cognitive abilities

Auk

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-42

  González Gómez, Paulina L ^a,b   Vásquez, Rodrigo A ^c   Bozinovic, Francisco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Instituto de Filosofía y Ciencias de la Complejidad IFICC Los Alerces 3024 Ñuñoa   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Behavioral ecology; Energetics; Individual performance; Memory; Renewal rate

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; COGNITION; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MEMORY; NECTAR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; SEPHANOIDES SEPHANIODES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 79954473087     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2011.10024     Document Type: Article

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