Influence of body size on coexistence of bird species

Ecological Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 735-741

  Leyequién, Eurídice ^a   De Boer, Willem F ^a   Cleef, Antoine ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bird community; Body mass ratio; Foraging guilds; Interspecific competition; Phase portraits

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; COEXISTENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SYMPATRY;

CUETZALAN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PUEBLA [MEXICO];

AVES;

EID: 36148939439     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-006-0311-6     Document Type: Article

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