Nesting habitat of the lilac-crowned parrot in a modified landscape in Mexico

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 361-368

  Monterrubio Rico, Tiberio C ^a   Ortega Rodríguez, Juan Manuel ^a   Marín Togo, Ma Consuelo ^a   Salinas Melgoza, Alejandro ^b   Renton, Katherine ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Amazona finschi; Chamela; Habitat fragmentation; Michoacan; Nest site characteristics; Secondary cavity nesting; Semi deciduous forest; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CANOPY; COASTAL ZONE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY FOREST; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST SITE; NESTING; NICHE BREADTH;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MICHOACAN; NORTH AMERICA;

AMAZONA FINSCHI; ASTRONIUM GRAVEOLENS; BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM; PSITTACIDAE; TABEBUIA;

EID: 65349122987     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00493.x     Document Type: Article

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