Migrants in tropical bird communities: The balanced breeding limitation hypothesis

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-237

  Johnson, Matthew D ^a   Strong, Allan M ^b   Sherry, Thomas W ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BIRD; BREEDING; INSECTIVORE; MIGRATORY SPECIES; NEST; PREDATION;

ARTHROPODA; AVES;

EID: 33646254881     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03608.x     Document Type: Review

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