Ingestion patterns and daily energy intake on a sugary diet: The Red Lory Eos bornea and the Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa

Ibis

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-364

  Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; DIET; INGESTION RATE; SUGAR;

AVES; EOS BORNEA; NECTARINIA FAMOSA; PASSERIFORMES; SIPROETA STELENES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033926572     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2000.tb04431.x     Document Type: Article

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