Systematic patterns of foraging for nectar by Amakihi (Loxops virens)

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dc.contributor.authorKamil, Alan C.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-25T02:30:44Z
dc.date.available2014-01-25T02:30:44Z
dc.date.issued1975-07
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dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was supported by NSF Grants GB-30501 and GB-23230, Island Ecosystems, IRP/IBP.
dc.format.extent17 pages
dc.identifier.citationKamil 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/32343
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherIsland Ecosystems IRP, U.S. International Biological Program
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Biological Program Technical Report
dc.relation.ispartofseries68
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universal
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectAmakihi
dc.subjectHemignathus virens
dc.subjectLoxops virens
dc.subjectmamane
dc.subjectSophora chrysophylla
dc.subject.lcshHoney-creepers -- Behavior.
dc.subject.lcshNectarivores.
dc.titleSystematic patterns of foraging for nectar by Amakihi (Loxops virens)
dc.typeReport
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