The community of hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) and the assemblage of flowers in a Caatinga vegetation;A comunidade de beija-flores (Aves: Trochilidae) e a assembleia de flores em uma área de Caatinga

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-58

  Las Casas, F M G ^a,b   Azevedo Junior S M ^a   Dias Filho, M M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Caatinga; Floral resources; Hummingbirds; Ornithophily; Pollination

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHLOROSTILBON; EUPETOMENA MACROURA; HELIOMASTER SQUAMOSUS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 84858983363     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842012000100006     Document Type: Article

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