Habitat difference in food abundance possibly causes within-population variation in the timing of breeding in the Madagascar paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone mutata)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 817-822

  Mizuta, T ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Amami Wildlife Conservation Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER;

FOOD ABUNDANCE; MADAGASCAR PARADISE FLYCATCHER; TERPSIPHONE MUTATA;

ECOLOGY;

AGE STRUCTURE; BIRD; EGG PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; WATER;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; TERPSIPHONE MUTATA;

EID: 33750205289     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-057     Document Type: Article

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