An evaluation of the use of tartar emetic in the study of bird diets in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 270-280

  Durães, Renata ^a,b   Marini, Miguel Ângelo ^a,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Bird; Brazil; Diet; Regurgitation; Tartar emetic

Indexed keywords

AVES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042287675     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-74.3.270     Document Type: Article

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