Mixed-species flocks of birds in the Cerrado, South America: A review

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-97

  Tubelis, Dárius Pukenis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birds; Cerrado; Mixed species flock; Neotropical region; Savanna

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247180122     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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