Foraging and territory economics of sexually dimorphic purple-throated caribs (Eulampis jugularis) on three Heliconia morphs

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 187-204

  Temeles, Ethan J ^a   Goldman, Robin S ^a   Kudla, Alexei U ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eulampis jugularis; Foraging behavior; Heliconia; Hummingbird; Purple throated Carib; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TERRITORIALITY;

AVES; EULAMPIS; EULAMPIS JUGULARIS; HELICONIA; HELICONIA BIHAI; HELICONIA CARIBAEA; LUCIA;

EID: 20444414945     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[0187:FATEOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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