Vertical stratification and use of vegetation and light habitats by neotropical forest birds;Vertikale Stratifizierung und die Benutzung der Vegetation und der Lichthabitate von südamerikanischen Waldvögeln

Journal fur Ornithologie

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 64-81

  Walther, Bruno A ^a,b  

^a KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amazon; Bird community; Diurnal behavioural changes; Niche; Vegetation density

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NICHE PARTITIONING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMAZONAS STATE; ESMERALDA; VENEZUELA;

AVES; CRYPSIS;

EID: 0036170137     PISSN: 00218375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02465460     Document Type: Article

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