Effect of the presence of nectar feeders on the breeding success of Salvia mexicana and Salvia fulgens in a suburban park near México City

Biological Conservation

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 155-158

  Arizmendi, María del Coro ^a   Constanza, Monterrubio Solís ^a   Lourdes, Juárez ^a   Ivonne, Flores Moreno ^a   Edgar, López Saut ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Conservation pollinators; Hummingbirds; Nectar feeders; Plant reproduction; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

BIRD; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SUBURBAN AREA; WOODY PLANT;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

APOIDEA; AVES; SALVIA; SALVIA MEXICANA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 33846636003     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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