Impact of logging on the foraging behaviour of two sympatric species of Couas (Coua coquereli and Coua gigas) in the western dry forest of Madagascar

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 332, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 567-578

  Chouteau, Philippe ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coua coquereli; Coua gigas; Dry forest; Foraging behaviour; Impact of logging; Madagascar; Morphology

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIET; DISTURBANCE; DRY FOREST; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MORPHOLOGY; PREY CAPTURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; MADAGASCAR; TREES;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

AVES; COUA; COUA COQUERELI; COUA GIGAS;

EID: 67349268451     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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