Habitat selection, diet and interspecific associations of the rufous-tailed weaver and Fischer's lovebird

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 267-275

  Mwangomo, Ephraim A ^a,b   Hardesty, Linda H ^b   Sinclair, A R E ^c,d   Mduma, Simon A R ^c,d   Metzger, Kristine L ^c  

^a Tanzania National Parks   (Tanzania)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat; Serengeti birds; Species association

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENERALIST; HABITAT SELECTION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; PASSERINE; SPECIALIST; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ACACIA; AGAPORNIS FISCHERI; AVES; BUBALORNIS NIGER; DINEMELLIA; DINEMELLIA DINEMELLI; HEXAPODA; HISTURGOPS RUFICAUDA; LAMPROTORNIS HILDEBRANDTI; LAMPROTORNIS SUPERBUS; PLOCEINAE; PSITTACIDAE; STURNIDAE;

EID: 50849088666     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00903.x     Document Type: Article

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