True cicadas (Cicadidae) as prey for the birds of the Western Palearctic: a review
Abstract Background True cicadas (Cicadidae) are large and temporarily abundant insects. Their availability may produce demographic and behavioural effects on bird populations, as happens with forest avifauna feeding on periodical cicadas in North America. In Europe, the Near East and North Africa,...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | Avian Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-020-00200-1 |