Partial migration in birds: Tests of three hypotheses in a tropical lekking frugivore

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1122-1128

  Boyle, W Alice ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Altitudinal migration; Corapipo altera; Elevational gradient; Manakin; Physiological condition; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BODY SIZE; FRUGIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PASSERINE; PHYSIOLOGY; STARVATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIRD; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORAPIPO ALTERA;

EID: 53949090525     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2008.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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