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Titre :	Consumption of Müllerian Bodies by Golden-olive Woodpecker (Colaptes rubiginosus) in Nicaragua’s Highlands (2016)
Auteurs :	Marvin A. Tórrez, Auteur ; Wayne J. Arendt, Auteur ; Luis Díaz, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Wilson Journal of Ornithology (The) (128(1) March 2016)
Article en page(s) :	190-193
Résumé :	ABSTRACT The Golden-olive Woodpecker is a generalist species found in a wide range of habitats, being particularly common in coffee plantations within Nicaraguan cloud forests. Observations of an individual feeding at the base of Cecropia leaves revealed it was consuming Müllerian bodies that the Cecropia produces to feed Azteca ants as part of a host-inhabitant mutualistic symbiosis. This record further documents the plasticity of some species as they search for alternative sources of energy.
En ligne :	http://dx.doi.org/10.1676/1559-4491-128.1.190

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