Interspecific dominance and asymmetric competition with respect to nesting habitats between two snowfinch species in a high-altitude extreme environment

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 607-616

  Zeng, Xianhai ^a   Lu, Xin ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine meadow; Asymmetric competition; Body size; Interspecific dominance; Nest site selection; Snowfinch; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COEXISTENCE; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MEADOW; NEST SITE; NESTING SUCCESS; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

MONTIFRINGILLA; MONTIFRINGILLA RUFICOLLIS; MONTIFRINGILLA TACZANOWSKII; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 67349189461     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0530-0     Document Type: Article

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