True cicadas (Cicadidae) as prey for the birds of the Western Palearctic: a review

• 作 者: Pere Pons
• 机 构: DepartamentdeCiè,nciesAmbientals,UniversitatdeGirona
• 出 处: 鸟类学研究:英文版
• 发表日期: 2020年2期
• 关键词: Bird species CICADIDAE Cramp’s handbook Diet studies Predator-prey relationships
• 基金项目: supported by grant CGL2014-54094-R from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness

Background:True cicadas(Cicadidae)are large and temporarily abundant insects.Their availability may produce demographic and behavioural effects on bird populations,as happens with forest avifauna feeding on periodical cicadas in North America.In Europe,th