Avian predation upon lizards and frogs in a neotropical forest understorey

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-40

  Poulin, Brigitte ^a,b   Lefebvre, Gaëtan ^a   Ibánez, Roberto ^a   Jaramillo, César ^a   Hernández, Carlos ^a   Rand, A Stanley ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

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

Author keywords

Anolis lizards; Avian diet; Eleutherodactylus frogs; Neotropical birds; Panama; Predator prey interactions; Social foraging; Tartar emetic

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FROG; LIZARD; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0035121998     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740100102X     Document Type: Article

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