Science · 1974 · 181 citations · 5 references
Life SciencesEcologyEntomologyAnimal BehaviorBehavioral EcologyInsect EcologyBehavioral PhysiologyFeeding PhysiologyForaging EcologyLarval BehaviorSensory EcologySodium BalanceAquatic Insect BehaviorAqueous Salt SolutionsInorganic SaltsReptile Foraging Ecology
Male Papilio glaucus butterflies are attracted to sand soaked with dillute aqueous solutions of sodium salts. A sodium ion concentration of 10(-3) molar is sufficient to stimulate puddling behavior. Acqlisition of sodiumn mnay be the main ecological function of pudding behavior.
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