Conversational Noise Reduction as a Win-Win for Ecotourists and Rain Forest Birds in Peru

Biotropica

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-130

  Karp, Daniel S ^a   Guevara, Roger ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INECOL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Avian; Conversation; Ecotourism; Guild; Habituation; Tambopata

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; ECOTOURISM; GUILD; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CREATION; HABITUATION; INSECTIVORY; NOISE; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES RICHNESS; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION;

MADRE DE DIOS; PERU; TAMBOPATA;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 78650735220     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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