Cactus fruits may facilitate village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) breeding in atypical habitat on Hispaniola

Wilson Bulletin

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 487-489

  Lahti, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; DESERT; PASSERINE; ZOOCHORY;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HISPANIOLA;

ANIMALIA; CACTACEAE; HISPANIOLA; PASSERIFORMES; PLOCEINAE; PLOCEUS; PLOCEUS CUCULLATUS; STENOCEREUS; STENOCEREUS FIMBRIATUS; STENOCEREUS HYSTRIX;

EID: 2342572911     PISSN: 00435643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/03-016     Document Type: Article

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