Effect of artificial feeders on pollen loads of the hummingbirds of Cerro de La Muerte, Costa Rica

Effect of artificial feeders on pollen loads of the hummingbirds of Cerro de La Muerte, Costa Rica

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Although sugar-water feeders are commonly used by enthusiasts to attract hummingbirds, little is known about how they affect hummingbird behavior and flower use. We studied the highland hummingbird assemblage of Cerro de La Muerte, Costa Rica, both at a site with permanent feeders (La Georgina Resta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gerardo Avalos, Alejandra Soto, Willy Alfaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2012-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Panterpe insignis
Eugenes fulgens
Selasphorus flammula
Colibri thalassinus
Cerro de la Muerte
comederos artificiales
carga de polen
ecología de forrajeo
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442012000100004&lng=en&tlng=en

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