Using artificial fruits to evaluate fruit selection by birds in the field

Biotropica

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 713-717

  Alves Costa, Cecilia P ^a   Lopes, Ariadna Valentina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Artificial fruits; Brazil; Frugivory by birds; Fruit color; Fruit selection; Semi deciduous Atlantic forest

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035709615     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2001.tb00230.x     Document Type: Note

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