Butterflies show flower colour preferences but not constancy in foraging at four plant species

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-300

  Pohl, Nelida B ^a,b   Van Wyk, Jennifer ^b,c   Campbell, Diane R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercyonius; Flower colour preference; Lepidoptera; Lycaena; Phyciodes; Plant animal interactions; Pollinator; Speyeria

Indexed keywords

BEE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR MORPH; CONSTANCY; FLOWER VISITING; GENE FLOW; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEADOW; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; VASCULAR PLANT; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; CERCYONIS OETUS; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCAENA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PHYCIODES; SCHIZANTHUS PINNATUS; SPEYERIA; SPEYERIA MORMONIA;

EID: 79955673730     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2011.01271.x     Document Type: Article

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