Patterns of resource tracking by avian frugivores at multiple spatial scales: Two case studies on discordance among scales

Ecography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-196

  García, Daniel ^a   Ortiz Pulido, Raúl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; SCALE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BURSERA; BURSERA FAGAROIDES; BURSERACEAE; GALLIFORMES; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 13544252512     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2004.03751.x     Document Type: Article

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