Palearctic passerines in Afrotropical environments: A review

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 192-201

  Salewski, Volker ^a   Jones, Peter ^b  

^a SWISS ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Bird migration; Coexistence; Foraging ecology; Habitat

Indexed keywords

AFROTROPICAL REGION; COEXISTENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; PASSERINE;

AFRICA;

AVES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 33645780652     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0057-5     Document Type: Review

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