Scent guides hawk moths to the best-fitting flowers

Posted by on May 19, 2016 2:07 pm
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Scientists have demonstrated that hawk moths acquired the highest energy gain when they visited flowers that matched the length of their proboscis. The moths were supported in their choice of the best-fitting nectar sources by an innate preference for the scent of matching flowers.

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