Experimental evaluation of bird movements in a fragmented Neotropical landscape

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 703-712

  Ibarra Macias, Ana ^a   Robinson, W Douglas ^b   Gaines, Michael S ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Dispersal challenge experiment; Gap crossing; Mexico; Palenque National Park; Tropical forest fragmentation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CATTLE; DISPERSAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLIGHT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MOVEMENT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PASTURE; RADIOTELEMETRY; TRACKING; TROPICAL FOREST;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS;

EID: 79451474141     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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