Intraspecific associations of individual brown-headed parrots (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus)

African Zoology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 263-271

  Taylor, Stuart ^a,b   Perrin, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Association index; Group composition; Monogamy; Parental care

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MONOGAMY; PAIR BOND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

POICEPHALUS; POICEPHALUS CRYPTOXANTHUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 10244242557     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2004.11657222     Document Type: Review

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