Sources of assimilated protein in a specialized tropical frugivorous bird, the yellow-throated Euphonia (Euphonia hirundinacea)

Auk

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 175-180

  Herrera M , L Gerardo ^a   Rodríguez G , Malinalli ^a   Hernández P , Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Euphonia hirundinacea; Feeding habits; Frugivory; Insectivory; Nutritional ecology; Stable isotopes; Yellow throated Euphonia

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; INSECTIVORY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PROTEIN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUPHONIA; EUPHONIA HIRUNDINACEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 67650496943     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/auk.2009.07203     Document Type: Article

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