Interspecific territoriality by a rufous-tailed hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl): effects of intruder size and resource value

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 306-313

  Dearborn, Donald C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; NECTAR; TERRITORIALITY;

COSTA RICA;

AMAZILIA TZACATL; APODIFORMES; AVES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0032426684     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00064.x     Document Type: Article

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