Hummingbird feeding mechanics: Comments on the capillarity model

2012/03/28 by Alejandro Rico‐Guevara, Margaret A. Rubega · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Plant and animal studies #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Plant Reproductive Biology

paper · pdf · doi:10.1073/pnas.1119750109

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Abstract

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