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Fruit selection by Andean forest birds: influence of fruit functional traits and their temporal variation
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2016-09)
Fruit selection, i.e., the consumption of fruits disproportionately to their availability, results from the interaction between diet preferences and ecological factors that modify them. We assessed the importance of ...
Age and sex structure of Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) in feeding areas of central Chile
(NEOTROPICAL ORNITHOLOGICAL SOC, USGS PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CTR, 2015)
The age and sex structures of the Andean Condor are known for some parts of its range while in other such areas data are lacking. The aim of this study was to obtain demographic data from the Andes of central Chile and to ...
Bird Diversity and Its Relationship with Habitat Characteristics in High Andean PeatbogsDiversidad de aves y su relación con las características del hábitat en vegas de los altos Andes
(Sociedad Española de Ornitología, 2017-07)
High Andean peatbogs are key functional wetlands in the dry Puna region and essential in conserving local biodiversity, including bird communities. We surveyed the bird communities of 18 peatbogs in the Argentinean Puna ...
Causes of admission to a rehabilitation center for andean condors (vultur gryphus) in Chile
(Raptor Research Foundation, 2016)
Causes of admission to rehabilitation centers can provide valuable information about factors that cause mortality in the wild. We studied causes of admission to a rehabilitation center for 108 Andean Condors (Vultur gryphus) ...
Bird community composition across an Andean tree-line ecotone
(Wiley, 2012)
Few studies have found strong evidence to suggest that ecotones promote species richness and diversity. In this study we examine the responses of a high-Andean bird community to changes in vegetation and topographical ...
La avifauna actual del lago de Tota, Boyacá (Colombia): área importante para la conservación de las avesThe current avifauna of Lake Tota, Boyaca (Colombia): an important area for bird conservation
(Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von HumboldtRegular, 2017)
Bird mixed-species flock formation is driven by low temperatures between and within seasons in a Subtropical Andean-foothill forest
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2018-09)
According to both the predation avoidance and foraging efficiency hypotheses, birds within mixed flocks increase their foraging efficiency and/or can spend more time feeding and less time looking out for predators. These ...