Breeding biology of the green-fronted lancebill (Doryfera ludovicae) in Eastern Ecuador

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-331

  Greeney, Harold F ^a,b,c   Dobbs, Robert C ^a   Diaz, Galo I C ^a   Kerr, Scott ^a   Hayhurst, Jill G ^a  

^a Center for Creative Studies   (Ecuador)

^b c/o Foch 721 y Amazonas ^*  (Ecuador)

^c MUSEO ECUATORIANO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Doryfera ludovicae; Egg; Green fronted Lancebill; Natural history; Nest placement; Nesting seasonality; Nestling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749362344     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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