Relationship between species richness of excavator birds and cavity-adopters in seven tropical Forests in Costa Rica

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-81

  Sandoval, Luis ^a   Barrantes, Gilbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ASSEMBLY RULE; BIRD; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT TYPE; LIMITING FACTOR; NEST SITE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

AVES; PICIDAE;

EID: 62549148260     PISSN: 15594491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1676/07-165.1     Document Type: Article

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