Bird predation on insects reduces damage to the foliage of cocoa trees (Theobroma cacao) in western Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 715-719

  Van Bael, Sunshine A ^a,b   Bichier, Peter ^a   Greenberg, Russell ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Exclosure experiment; Insectivory; Multi trophic interactions; Theobroma cacao

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIRD; COCOA; CROP DAMAGE; FOLIAGE; INSECT; INSECTIVORY; PREDATION; TREE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

AVES; HEXAPODA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 35648963689     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004440     Document Type: Article

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