Innate and learnt color preferences in the common green-eyed white butterfly (Leptophobia aripa): experimental evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Learning abilities help animals modify their behaviors based on experience and innate sensory biases to confront environmental unpredictability. In a food acquisition context, the ability to detect, learn, and switch is fundamental in a wide range of insect species facing the ever-changing availability of their floral rewards. Here, we used an experimental approach to address the innate color preferences and learning abilities of the common green-eyed white butterfly (Leptophobia aripa).

Methods

In Experiment 1, we conducted innate preference choice-tests to determine whether butterflies had a strong innate color preference and to evaluate whether color preferences differed depending on the array of colors offered. We faced naïve butterflies to artificial f

SUBMITTER: Munoz-Galicia D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638565 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature