Acacia, cattle and migratory birds in Southeastern Mexico

Biological Conservation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-247

  Greenberg, Russell ^a   Bichier, Peter ^a   Sterling, John ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Huizachales and agroforestry; paleoecology; silvopastoral systems; tropical bird communities

Indexed keywords

ACACIA GROVE; BIRD; CATTLE; MIGRATION;

MEXICO;

ACACIA PENNATULA; BOS TAURUS; MIMOSACEAE;

EID: 0030619974     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00137-1     Document Type: Article

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