Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao, Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) Nest Characteristics in the Osa Peninsula Conservation Area (ACOSA), Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 387-393

  Guittar, John L ^a,b   Dear, Fiona ^c   Vaughan, Christopher ^b,d,e  

^a GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Associated Colleges of the Midwest   (Costa Rica)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Ara macao; Costa Rica; Nest cavities; Osa Peninsula; Scarlet Macaw

Indexed keywords

ARA MACAO; CARYOCAR COSTARICENSE; CEIBA PENTANDRA; OSA; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; SCHIZOLOBIUM PARAHYBA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NESTING; PARROT; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PARROTS; TREES;

EID: 70449700536     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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