Complex vocalizations and aerial displays of the Amethyst-throated Hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus)

Auk

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1141-1149

  Ornelas, Juan Francisco ^a   González, Clementina ^a   Uribe, Jorge ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

MEXICO;

LAMPORNIS AMETHYSTINUS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0036823932     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090245     Document Type: Article

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