Field observations and feeding experiments on the responses of rufous-tailed jacamars (Galbula ruficauda) to free-flying butterflies in a tropical rainforest
Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyPublished 1 November 1986
Peng Chai
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The captive jacamars were able to discriminate between the very similar colour patterns of some Batesian mimics and their models, and could memorize the palatability of a large variety of butterflies.
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Journal Article Field observations and feeding experiments on the responses of rufous-tailed jacamars (Galbula ruficauda) to free-flying butterflies in a tropical rainforest Get access Peng Chai Peng Chai 1Department of Zoology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, U.S.A Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 29, Issue 3, November 1986, Pages 161–189, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1986.tb01772.x Published: 28 June 2008 Article history Received: 12 December 1985 Accepted: 12 June 1986 Published: 28 June 2008
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