The influence of ants on the foraging behavior of birds in an agroforest

Biotropica

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 468-471

  Philpott, Stacy M ^a   Greenberg, Russell ^a   Bichier, Peter ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alchornea latifolia; Azteca instabilis; Birds; Chiapas; Coffee agroecosystem; Exploitative competition; Inga micheliana; M xico; Multiple predator effects

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIRD; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ALCHORNEA LATIFOLIA; ARTHROPODA; AVES; AZTECA INSTABILIS; FORMICIDAE; INGA MICHELIANA;

EID: 28444431585     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2005.00063.x     Document Type: Article

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