Determinants of tree species preference for foraging by insectivorous birds in a novel Prosopis-Leucaena woodland in Puerto Rico: The role of foliage palatability

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2071-2089

  Beltrán, William ^a,b,c   Wunderle, Joseph M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACÍFICO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Alien tree species; Avian insectivores; Enemy release; Foliage arthropods; Leaf palatability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIOMASS; BIRD; FOLIAGE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORE; INSECTIVORE; INSECTIVORY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; NUTRITION; PALATABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; TREE; WOODLAND;

PUERTO RICO;

ALBIZIA; ALBIZIA LEBBECK; ARTHROPODA; AVES; BUCIDA BUCERAS; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PITHECELLOBIUM DULCE; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 84881027696     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-013-0529-x     Document Type: Article

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