Social play in kakapo (Strigops habroptilus) with comparisons to kea (Nestor notabilis) and kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1397-1423

  Diamond, Judy ^a   Eason, Daryl ^b   Reid, Clio ^c   Bond, Alan B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Juvenile sociality; Kakapo; Social play

Indexed keywords

AVES; NESTOR; NESTOR MERIDIONALIS; NESTOR NOTABILIS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; STRIGOPS HABROPTILUS;

EID: 33845493438     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906778987551     Document Type: Article

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