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Why hummingbirds hover and honeyeaters perch

Authors: Pyke, G. H.
Year: 1981
Journal: Animal Behavior, Vol. 29, pp. 861-867
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3472(81)80021-8
Keywords: IPOMOPSIS, HUMMINGBIRDS

Abstract

Evidence is presented in support of the suggestion that a hovering bird is able to move between flowers more quickly than one that is perching, however, this advantage to hovering may be offset by the higher energetic costs of hovering as compared with perching.

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