Determinants of tree species preference of birds in oak-acacia woodlands of Central America

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-66

  Greenberg, Russell ^a   Bichier, Peter ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant herbivory defences; Breeding currency hypothesis; Foliage palatability hypothesis; Insectivorous birds; Migratory birds; Tree preference; Tropical savannas

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; AVIFAUNA; INSECTIVORE; TREE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACACIA; ACACIA PENNATULA; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PENNATULA; QUERCUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 13544256427     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467404001762     Document Type: Article

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