The effects of rainfall and arthropod abundance on breeding season of insectivorous birds, in a semi-arid neotropical environment

Rainfall in tropical semi-arid areas may act as a reliable cue for timing bird reproduction, since it precedes future food supply. With this in mind, we set-up a study to test the reproductive response of insectivorous bird to arthropod abundance and rainfall patterns. Sampling occur...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Fernandes França, Victória Helen Figueiredo-Paixão, Thales Afonso Duarte-Silva, Kamila Barbosa dos Santos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020-08-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Online Access:https://zoologia.pensoft.net/article/37716/download/pdf/