Rapid assessment of fruit-color selection by birds using artificial fruits at local scale in Central Amazonia

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 291-295

  Arruda, Rafael ^a   Rodrigues, Domingos J ^a,b   Izzo, Thiago J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Background foliage coloration; Contrast hypothesis; Fruit color; Paired experimental design

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 49649084660     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0044-59672008000200011     Document Type: Article

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