Systematic patterns of foraging for nectar by Amakihi (Loxops virens)
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1975-07
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Island Ecosystems IRP, U.S. International Biological Program
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The visits of color-banded, territorial Amakihi to marked clusters of mamane bloom were recorded. The results indicated the existence of three systematic patterns in foraging behavior: (1) Amakihi avoid revisiting flower clusters they have recently visited; (2) when revisits do occur, they tend to be temporally spaced so as to allow time for nectar replenishment; (3) at least in some cases, the male and female Amakihi do not feed randomly with respect to each other, but rather a portion of the territory is utilized only by the female. Each of these characteristics of Amakihi foraging for nectar probably increases the foraging efficiency of the birds.
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Amakihi, Hemignathus virens, Loxops virens, mamane, Sophora chrysophylla, Honey-creepers -- Behavior., Nectarivores.
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Kamil AC. 1975. Systematic patterns of foraging for nectar by Amakihi (Loxops virens). Honolulu (HI): Island Ecosystems IRP, U.S. International Biological Program. International Biological Program Technical Report, 68. 17 pages.
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