Effects of rearing treatment on the behavior of captive whooping cranes (Grus americana)

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 243-261

  Kreger, Michael D ^a   Estevez, Inma ^b   Hatfield, Jeff S ^c   Gee, George F ^c  

^a Division of Scientific Authority   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Grus; Hand rearing; Parent rearing; Vigilance; Whooping crane

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE BREEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; REARING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VIGILANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GRUIDAE; GRUS; GRUS AMERICANA;

EID: 7044286480     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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