Terrestrial and understorey insectivorous birds of a Peruvian cloud forest: Species richness, abundance, density, territory size and biomass

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-529

  Kikuchi, David W ^a,b  

^a La Laguna del Chipe   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Community ecology; Elevation; Grallaria; Guild; Neotropical

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BIRD; CLOUD FOREST; ELEVATION; GUILD STRUCTURE; INSECTIVORY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION DENSITY; RANGE SIZE; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; UNDERSTORY;

ANDES; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; GRALLARIA;

EID: 69749110542     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409990101     Document Type: Article

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