How does a diurnal hawkmoth find nectar? Differences in sensory control with a nocturnal relative

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 976-984

  Goyret, Joaquín ^a   Kelber, Almut ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

flower inspection; Lepidoptera; nectar guides; pollination; sensory ecology

Indexed keywords

COLOR; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; DIVERGENCE; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; INNATE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MECHANORECEPTION; MOTH; MOVEMENT; NECTAR; POLLINATION; RELATEDNESS; VISION; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; MACROGLOSSUM STELLATARUM; MANDUCA SEXTA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 80052204535     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr078     Document Type: Article

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