Coexistence of resident and migratory Catharus thrushes in a montane forest reserve of the northern neotropics: On habitat use and morphology

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 383-394

  Hiron, Matthew ^a,d   Rangel Salazar, J Luis ^b,c   Christensen, Bent ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

And cloud montane thrushes; Catharus frantzii; Catharus ustelatus; Eco morphology; Habitat resource segregation; Resident migrant coexistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749250034     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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