Behavioral ecology of juvenile palila (Loxioides bailleui) : foraging development, social dynamics, and helping behavior
- Author:
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Miller, Linda Joyce
- Title:
- Behavioral ecology of juvenile palila (Loxioides bailleui) : foraging development, social dynamics, and helping behavior
- Year:
- 1998
- Volume:
- M.S.
- Subject:
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Palila
Loxioides bailleui
Endangered species birds
- Summary:
- This study was to systematically document helping behavior and investigate consequences for social dynamics and development of foraging in juvenile Palila. Intensive nest monitoring revealed that 30 to 50% of nests had one extra after-second-year male provisioning food to the nestling(s). Radiotracking revealed information regarding foraging development and movement patterns of juveniles. Adult males provided one-on-one food supplementation and foraging instruction to young for three to four months after fledging.
- URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/1903/16840
- Collection:
- Monographs