The phenology of molting, breeding and their overlap in central Amazonian birds

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-154

  Johnson, Erik I ^a,b   Stouffer, Philip C ^a   Bierregaard Jr, Richard O ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; DATE (TIME); FEATHER; GROWTH RATE; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; MOLT; PASSERINE; PHENOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; MANAUS;

AVES; EMBERIZINAE; FURNARIIDAE; PASSERI; PIPRIDAE; THAMNOPHILIDAE; TURDIDAE; TYRANNI; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 84860681308     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05574.x     Document Type: Article

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