Weak trophic interactions among birds, insects and white oak saplings (Quercus alba)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 338-349

  Lichtenberg, Janene Shupe ^a,b,c   Lichtenberg, Dennis A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Wildlife Management Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DECIDUOUS FOREST; INSECT; SAPLING; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 0036810770     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2002)148[0338:WTIABI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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