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Flower-Visiting Butterflies Avoid Predatory Stimuli and Larger Resident Butterflies: Testing in a Butterfly Pavilion.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Fukano Yuya, Tanaka Yosuke, Farkhary Sayed Ibrahim, Kurachi Takuma
Abstract excerpt
The flower-visiting behaviors of pollinator species are affected not only by flower traits but also by cues of predators and resident pollinators. There is extensive research into the effects of predator cues and resident pollinators on the flower-visiting behaviors of bee pollinators. However, there is relatively little research into their effects on butterfly pollinators probably because of the difficulty in...
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