Resource seasonality and the structure of mixed species bird flocks in a coastal Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-53

  Develey, Pedro Ferreira ^a   Peres, Carlos Augusto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthropod abundance; Atlantic forest; Brazil; Breeding season; Fruit availability; Insect availability; Mixed species flocks; Plant phenology; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0033960859     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001255     Document Type: Article

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