Nesting behaviour of the Baya Weaver bird, <i>Ploceus philippinus</i> (Ploceidae) and the life-cycle of the Plains Cupid butterfly, <i>Chilades pandava</i> (Lycaenidae) with the red-listed <i>Cycas spheric</i> and <i>C. beddomei</i> (Cycadaceae)
The Baya Weaver bird, Ploceus philippinus utilizes the well developed leaves of Cycas sphaerica for nest construction and offspring production. It constructs nest on the leaf tips of this species; the nest material used is exclusively Dendrocalamus strictus. This bird species does not utilize Cycas...
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| Language: | English |
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Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
2009-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Threatened Taxa |
| Online Access: | http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/413 |