Bird frugivory on Struthanthus concinnus (Loranthaceae) in Southeastern Brazil

Ararajuba

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 187-192

  Guerra, Tadeu J ^a   Marini, Miguel Ângelo ^b,c  

^a Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Birds; Frugivory; Mistletoe; Struthanthus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; EMBERIZINAE; ILICURA MILITARIS; LORANTHACEAE; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PHAEOMYIAS MURINA; PIPRIDAE; PIRANGA FLAVA; STRUTHANTHUS; TERSINA VIRIDIS; TYRANNIDAE; VIREONIDAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 48749103727     PISSN: 01035657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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