A note on chick adoption: A complementary strategy for rearing rheas

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Labaque M C ^a   Navarro, J L ^a   Martella, M B ^a  

^a CENTRO DE ZOOLOGÍA APLICADA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adoption; Greater Rhea; Parental behaviour; Ratites

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; MALE BEHAVIOR; POLYANDRY; POLYGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

RHEA AMERICANA;

EID: 0344457333     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1591(99)00006-4     Document Type: Article

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