Territory size of three Antbirds (Aves, Passeriformes) in an Atlantic Forest fragment in southeastern Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Zoologia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 692-698

  Duca, Charles ^a,b   Guerra, Tadeu J ^a   Marini, Miguel  ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dysithamnus mentalis; Pyriglena leucoptera; Territoriality; Thamnophilidae; Thamnophilus caerulescens

Indexed keywords

AVES; DYSITHAMNUS MENTALIS; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PYRIGLENA LEUCOPTERA; THAMNOPHILIDAE; THAMNOPHILUS CAERULESCENS;

EID: 33750384208     PISSN: 01018175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81752006000300011     Document Type: Article

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