Mechanical determinants of nectar feeding strategy in hummingbirds: energetics, tongue morphology, and licking behavior

1983/11/01 by Joel G. Kingsolver, Thomas L. Daniel · 5 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant and animal studies

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00379523

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Citations

• Mechanical Design in Organisms
• Theory of Feeding Strategies
• Optimal foraging, the marginal value theorem
• Optimal Foraging: A Selective Review of Theory and Tests

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