flower colour preference

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Definition

Spontaneous preference by butterflies for particular colours and other traits when foraging for nectar at one or more of the arrays of unmanipulated flowers

flower colour preference

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Publications (10)

Birds Perceive More Intraspecific Color Variation in Bird-Pollinated Than Bee-Pollinated Flowers

Intraspecific flower color variation along elevation gradients

Consistent shifts in pollinator-relevant floral coloration along a Rocky Mountain elevation gradient

An altitudinal cline in UV floral pattern corresponds with a behavioral change of a generalist pollinator assemblage

Floral pigmentation patterns provide an example of Glogerâ€™s rule in plants

The evolutionary ecology of ultraviolet floral pigmentation

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

Helianthella quinquernervis ray floret removal: effect on insect visitation frequency

Related Concepts (10)

Pollinator-Plant Interactions

pollinator-mediated divergent selection

elevational gradients

Genetic diversity

intraspecific trait variation

Bateman's index of constancy

Ecosystem diversity

balancing selection

Temperature inversion

Graben formation

Frequently Associated Species

Lepidoptera

Asteraceae

Bombyliidae

Boechera stricta

Hymenoptera

Bombus

Potentilla anserina ssp. anserina

Ipomopsis aggregata

Apis mellifera

solitary bees

Flower preference and constancy in four butterfly species

<i>Cardamine cordifolia</i> Pollination effects on seed and fruit production