Temporal dynamics of flower use by hummingbirds in a highland temperate forest in Mexico

Ecoscience

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-29

  Lara, Carlos ^a  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Floral resources; Hummingbirds; Mexico; Nectar production; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

FLOWER VISITING; ORNITHOPHILY; PATCH DYNAMICS; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; TEMPERATE FOREST; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

BOUVARDIA TERNIFOLIA; PENSTEMON; SALVIA; SALVIA ELEGANS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 33645524544     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2006)13[23:TDOFUB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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