Ecological Energetics of an Abundant Aerial Insectivore, the Purple Martin

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Kelly, Jeffrey F ^a   Bridge, Eli S ^a   Frick, Winifred F ^b   Chilson, Phillip B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; BIRD; BREEDING; CIRCANNUAL RHYTHM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HABITAT; INSECTIVORE; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES; INSECTS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SWALLOWS;

EID: 84884568961     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076616     Document Type: Article

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