Reproductive ecology of two sympatric Tibetan snowfinch species at the edge of their altitudinal range: Response to more stressful environments

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1103-1108

  Lu, X ^a   Ke, D H ^a   Zeng, X H ^a   Yu, T L ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Body size; Conservation; Interspecific competition; Life history; Montifringilla snowfinch; Nesting habitat; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

BIRD; BODY SIZE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SYMPATRY; WASTELAND;

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

AVES; MONTIFRINGILLA; MONTIFRINGILLA RUFICOLLIS; MONTIFRINGILLA TACZANOWSKII; OCHOTONIDAE;

EID: 69249206583     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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