Birds defend oil palms from herbivorous insects

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 821-825

  Koh, Lian Pin ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Biodiversity hotspots; Conservation; Ecosystem services; Natural capital; Reconciliation ecology; Restoration ecology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EVERGREEN TREE; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECTIVORE; NATURAL CAPITAL; PEST CONTROL;

AVES; ELAEIS; ELAEIS GUINEENSIS; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; BIRD; FOOD CHAIN; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; BIRDS; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; INSECTS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

EID: 46749145605     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1650.1     Document Type: Article

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