Diet of Acorn Woodpeckers at La Primavera Forest, Jalisco, Mexico

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 494-498

  Rosas Espinoza, Veronica Carolina ^a   Maya Elizarraras, Elisa ^a   Bustos, Oscar Francisco Reyna ^a   Huerta Martinez, Francisco Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED;

JALISCO; LA PRIMAVERA GEOTHERMAL FIELD; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS; QUERCUS VIMINEA;

EID: 52749093203     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/06-102.1     Document Type: Article

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