Niche partitioning among hummingbirds foraging on Penstemon roseus (plantaginaceae) in central Mexico

Ornitologia Neotropical

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-91

  Lara, Carlos ^a   Lumbreras, Karina ^a   González, Mónica ^a  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hummingbirds; Mexico; Nectarivory; Niche partitioning; Penstemon roseus

Indexed keywords

EID: 64849094959     PISSN: 10754377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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