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A morphological database for 606 Colombian bird species.
Ecology - 1 Jul 2018
Montoya Paola, Gonzalez Mailyn A, Tenorio Elkin A, López-Ordóñez Juan Pablo, Pinto Gómez Alejandro, Cueva Diego, Acevedo Rincón Aldemar A, Angarita Yanes Camilo, Arango Martínez Héctor Manuel, Armesto Orlando, Betancur Jefry S, Caguazango Castro Angela, Calderon Leyton Jhon Jairo, Calpa-Anaguano Edna Viviana, Cárdenas-Posada Ghislaine, Castaño Díaz Michael, Chaparro-Herrera Sergio, Diago-Muñoz Nicolás, Franco Espinosa Laura, Gómez Bernal Luis Germán, Gonzalez-Zapata Fanny L, Gutiérrez Zamora Eduardo Aquiles, Gutiérrez-Zuluaga Ana M, Lizcano Jiménez Robinson Stivel, Lopera-Salazar Andrea, Alvarado Dariel Martínez, Maya Girón Ana María, Medina Wilderson, Montealegre-Talero Carolina, Parra Juan L, Pérez-Peña Sebastián, Ramírez Ramírez Francis, Reyes Julián, Rivera-Gutiérrez Héctor Fabio, Rosero Mora Yuri, Trujillo-Torres Carlos M, Vidal-Maldonado Cristian Camilo, Salgado-Negret Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
Colombia is the country with the highest bird diversity in the world. Despite active research in ornithology, compelling morphological information of most bird species is still sparse. However, morphological information is the baseline to understand how species respond to environmental variation and how ecosystems respond to species loss. As part of a national initiative, the Instituto Alexander von Humboldt in...
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