Bird communities in Panamanian black mangroves: Potential effects of physical and biotic factors

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-113

  Lefebvre, Gaétan ^a,b   Poulin, Brigitte ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b Station Biologique Tour au Valat   (France)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Birds; Climate; Conservation; Diet; Feeding guilds; Mangrove; Panama; Phenology; Physical factors

Indexed keywords

BIRD COMMUNITY; BLACK MANGROVE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIET; FEEDING GUILD; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT;

PANAMA;

AVICENNIA GERMINANS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 0030618643     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010282     Document Type: Article

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