| | Accession Number | 5003055 |
| | Title | Behavior and ecology of birds with emphasis on tropical areas |
| | Project Description | 1. Establish baseline data on behavior and ecology of Alder Flycatchers on their wintering grounds |
| | in Peru including determination of differences among sex and age groups. 2. Map and study |
| | changes in territories and foraging behavior in the face of habitat change. 3. The use of fruit by |
| | nearctic migrant birds during migration and winter. 4. The use of fruit trees for enhancement of |
| | migratory and winter habitats of nearctic migrant birds forest birds. 5. Interactions between |
| | nearctic migrant birds with resident birds on the wintering grounds. |
| | Keywords | alder flycatcher, biodiversity, empidonax alnorum, environmental change, frugivory, habitat |
| | enhancement, habitat requirements, mexico, migratory birds, peru, wintering grounds, |
| | Principal | Mercedes S Foster, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center: Mercedes_Foster@usgs.gov; |
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