Climatic variability, nest predation, and reproductive output of Lilac-crowned Parrots (Amazona finschi) in tropical dry forest of western Mexico

Auk

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1214-1225

  Renton, Katherine ^a   Salinas Melgoza, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Fundación Ecológica de Cuixmala A C   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECUNDITY; NEST PREDATION; NESTING SUCCESS; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

CHAMELA-CUIXMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVE; JALISCO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

AMAZONA; AMAZONA FINSCHI; AVES; PSITTACIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 7644237279     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4090489     Document Type: Article

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