Passeriformes: nest predators and prey in a Neotropical Savannah in Central Brazil

Passeriformes: nest predators and prey in a Neotropical Savannah in Central Brazil

The identification of predators of birds' nests, crucial to a better understanding of predator-prey interactions, remains poorly known. Here we provide evidence that birds, and especially passerines, may depredate birds' nests in the Cerrado (Neotropical Savannah) of Central Brazil. Data w...

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Main Authors: Leonardo F. França, Nadinni O. M. Sousa, Luane R. dos Santos, Charles Duca, Daniel T. Gressler, Fábio J. A. Borges, Leonardo E. Lopes, Lilian T. Manica, Luciana V. Paiva, Rita C. S. de Medeiros, Miguel Â. Marini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2009-12-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Cerrado
bird
passerine
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000400028

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