Effects of vegetation traits on habitat preferences of frugivorous birds in Atlantic rain forest

Biotropica

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 502-509

  Hasui, Érica ^a,b   Gomes, Verônica Souza Da Mota ^a   Silva, Wesley Rodrigues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Floristic composition; Frugivory; Fruit; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; CORRELATION; FLORISTICS; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES;

EID: 34547094556     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00299.x     Document Type: Article

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