Floral resource availability and hummingbird territorial behaviour on a Neotropical savanna shrub

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 189-197

  Justino, Danielle G ^a   Maruyama, Pietro K ^a   Oliveira, Paulo E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazilia fimbriata; Cerrado; Eupetomena macroura; Palicourea rigida; Territory

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIRD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SAVANNA; SHRUB; TERRITORY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

BRAZIL;

AMAZILIA FIMBRIATA; EUPETOMENA MACROURA; PALICOUREA RIGIDA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 84855317436     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0726-x     Document Type: Article

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