Feeding behavior of hummingbirds and perching birds on Erythrina speciosa Andrews (Fabaceae) flowers in an urban area, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-49

  Mendonça, Luciana Baza ^a   Dos Anjos, Luiz ^b  

^a Universidade Estadual de Londrina ^*  (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bird plant interactions; Nectar; Nectarivory

Indexed keywords

AVES; ERYTHRINA (ANGIOSPERM); ERYTHRINA (BIRD); ERYTHRINA SPECIOSA; FABACEAE; PASSERIFORMES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 33646847140     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752006000100002     Document Type: Article

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