Vigilance towards raptors by nuclear species in bird mixed flocks in a Brazilian savannah

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-226

  Ragusa Netto, José ^a,b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian savannah; Mixed flocks; Nuclear species; Sentinels; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

AVES; CYPSNAGRA HIRUNDINACEA; MIMUS SATURNINUS; NEOTHRAUPIS FASCIATA; RAPTORES; SALTATOR ATRICOLLIS;

EID: 0036968066     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/snfe.37.3.219.8573     Document Type: Article

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