Study of the oriental pied hornbill egg incubation and chick behaviour, during incubation and chick-rearing phases of breeding in captivity and in the wild.
The female Oriental Pied Hornbill (OPH) seals herself inside the nest cavity throughout the nesting cycle, laying up to four eggs per cycle. During this period, she is entirely reliant on the male, who is the sole provider of food for her and the chick(s). Infanticide-cannibalism, where the mother k...
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| Formaat: | Final Year Project (FYP) |
| Taal: | English |
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2011
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| Online toegang: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45119 |