Nectar, fleshy fruits and the abundance of parrots at a gallery forest in the southern Pantanal (Brazil)

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-99

  Ragusa Netto, José ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazona aestiva; Canopy phenology; Gallery forest; Nandayus nenday; Pantanal; Psittacidae

Indexed keywords

AMAZONA AESTIVA; INGA VERA; NANDAYUS NENDAY; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 34247520119     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520600979643     Document Type: Article

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