Learning to feed in the dark: how light level influences feeding in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0320
Abstract: Nocturnal insects like moths are essential for pollination, providing resilience to the diurnal pollination networks. Moths use both vision and mechanosensation to locate the nectary opening in the flowers with their proboscis. However, increased light… read more here.
Keywords: hawkmoth manduca; light levels; insects; manduca sexta ... See more keywords