Estimation of arthropods available to birds: Effect of trapping technique, prey distribution, and bird diet

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 426-442

  Poulin, Brigitte ^a,b   Lefebvre, Gaëtan ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; AVES;

EID: 0031287255     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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