Characteristics of Sap Trees Used by Overwintering Sphyrapicus varius (Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers) in an Old-Growth Pine Forest
Sphyrapicus varius (Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers) are winter residents of mature Pinus palustris (longleaf pine) forests in the southeastern US. Sapsuckers pierce the bark of mature pines to create wells on living trees and consume the sugar-rich exudate and insects attracted to this food source. To de...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Southeastern Naturalist. - Eagle Hill Institute. - 5(2006), 1, Seite 127-134 |
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| Schlagworte: | Biological sciences Physical sciences |
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