Flower constancy: definition, cause, and measurement

A pollinator that restricts its visits to one flower type, even when other rewarding types are accessible, can be said to exhibit flower constancy. This usage distinguishes constancy from fixed preference or labile preference for the most rewarding flower type; I discuss a quantitative constancy ind...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 1986-05, Vol.127 (5), p.593-603
1. Verfasser:	Waser, N.M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ABEILLE ABEILLE DOMESTIQUE ABEJA MELIFERA ABEJAS Apoidea BEES Biological and medical sciences Bumblebees COLIBRI COMPORTEMENT ALIMENTAIRE FEEDING HABITS fixed preference FLEUR FLORES FLOWERS Foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS Honey bees HONEYBEES HUMMINGBIRDS Insect behavior Insect pollination labile preference Memory OISEAU-MOUCHE Plant physiology and development plant specialization Plants POLINIZACION POLINIZADORES Pollinating insects POLLINATION POLLINATORS POLLINISATEUR POLLINISATION Vegetative and sexual reproduction, floral biology, fructification
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