Altitudinal Distribution of Birds in the Sierra Madre Del Sur, Guerrero, Mexico

Ornithological ApplicationsPublished 1 February 1992

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Assessment ofitudinal patterns of distribution, diversity, and species turnover in the avifauna of the Sierra de Atoyac, Sierra Madre del Sur, Guerrero, Mexico, suggests that competition may not have played a dominant role in structuring the community.

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Journal Article Altitudinal Distribution of Birds in the Sierra Madre Del Sur, Guerrero, Mexico Get access Adolfo G. Navarro S. Adolfo G. Navarro S. Museo de Zoología "Alfonso L. Herrera," Departmento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 70-399, México D.F. 04510, México Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Condor, Volume 94, Issue 1, 1 February 1992, Pages 29–39, https://doi.org/10.2307/1368793 Published: 01 February 1992 Article history Received: 22 January 1991 Accepted: 09 October 1991 Published: 01 February 1992

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