Absence of microclimate selectivity in insectivorous birds of the Neotropical forest understory

Biological Conservation

Volumn 188, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-125

  Pollock, Henry S ^a   Cheviron, Zachary A ^a   Agin, T J ^b   Brawn, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Light environments; Microclimates; Neotropics; Radio telemetry; Understory insectivores

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; BIRD; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY BUDGET; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; HUMIDITY; INSECTIVORE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROCLIMATE; NEOTROPICAL REGION; POPULATION DECLINE; RADIOTELEMETRY; REFUGIUM; UNDERSTORY;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 84933057365     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.013     Document Type: Article

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