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,...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pere Pons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Avian Research
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40657-020-00200-1