The potential of fruit trees to enhance converted habitats for migrating birds in southern Mexico

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-61

  Foster, Mercedes S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BREEDING SITE; FRUIT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HOME RANGE; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY SPECIES;

CHIAPAS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANNONACEAE; AVES; BURSERA SIMARUBA; BURSERACEAE; CYMBOPETALUM; MORACEAE; TROPHIS RACEMOSA;

EID: 33947208552     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959270906000554     Document Type: Article

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