10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECOCIAL»
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precocial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Avian Growth and Development: Evolution Within the ...
This re-appraisal of concepts in avian development presents an integrative perspective on the biology, ecology, and evolution of diverse bird species--from altricial birds to the megapodes.
J. Matthias Starck, Robert E. Ricklefs, 1998
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Behavioral Endocrinology
PRECOCIAL VERSUS ALTRICIAL YOUNG Parental care can also be classified
by the maturity of the infants at birth. Altricial infants are helpless, blind, deaf, and
deficient in both motor control and temperature regulation at birth. The offspring ...
3
Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet
Species Developmental Plumage Mean body Pct. adult Age (days) of stage at
hatching mass (g) mass at hatching homeothermy Dovekie1 semi-precocial
downy 21 13 2-5 Razorbill2 intermediate downy ca. 60 9-10 9-10 Common
Murre3 ...
4
Secret Lives of Common Birds: Enjoying Bird Behavior Through ...
At one end of the spectrum are "precocial" young: ducklings, baby shorebirds,
coots, cranes, gulls, turkeys, and of course fluffy, yellow Easter egg chicks. These
kids are born to run and sometimes to swim. Adorably out of proportion, they
have ...
5
Biology of the Sauropod Dinosaurs: Understanding the Life of ...
Hatched eggs of the Megaloolithidae are frequent in clutches in Europe (Sander
et al. 1998) and India (Mohabey 2001), however. PRECOCIAL VERSUS
ALTRICIAL Extant reptiles and many ground-nesting birds are precocial. They
hatch fully ...
6
Brain Maturation and Cognitive Development: Comparative and ...
Comparative studies show that neural altriciality and precociality correlate with
state of myelination at birth (Gibson, 1970; Kretsch- man, 1967; Schifferli, 1948;
Table 7). The brains of newborn precocial mammals and birds such as guinea
pigs, ...
Kathleen Rita Gibson, Anne C. Petersen, 1991
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The Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates: A View from Energetics
22). The former species are called altricial; the latter, preco- cial. Altriciality and
precociality are extremes at the ends of a continuum in development. Precocial
mammals include hares, histricognath rodents, cetaceans, and most ungulates; ...
8
Rodent Societies: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective
Degree of development of young at birth The degree of development of young
varies along a continuum from altricial species typical of the Sciurognathi to
precocial species typical of the Hystricognathi. Altricial species are born naked
with ...
Jerry O. Wolff, Paul W. Sherman, 2008
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Placental Bed Disorders: Basic Science and its Translation ...
neonates can be recognized according to the degree of development at birth:
altricial (poorly developed) and precocial (well developed). Whereas all
marsupials have hyper-altricial neonates, placentals may have either altricial or
precocial ...
Robert Pijnenborg, Ivo Brosens, Roberto Romero, 2010
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Childrearing and Infant Care Issues: A Cross-cultural ...
Caching species feed their infants once per day with milk that is dense in fat
which satiates the infant for many hours. In these species, infants are known as
altricial. In contrast, precocial mammals' infants are born singly, or in small
multiples, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECOCIAL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
precocial is used in the context of the following news items.
Top 10 amazing things about horses
Horses fit into the precocial category of species. Precocial species are quite incredible. They are born with the skills they need to survive shortly ... «Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Jul 15»
Birds take pains to brood their young
A Canada goose chic is precocial, meaning it quickly leaves the nest and falls in line behind a parent. (Dan Gleason/for The Register-Guard) ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
Pen in Hand: California Quail and their adorable chicks
Quail eggs hatch after about 22 days of incubation, and the adorable little chicks are precocial, meaning their eyes are open, they are covered ... «Tehachapi News, Jul 15»
Inside the Outdoors: Time Transforms One's Take on Wild Turkeys
Both species are precocial, which means that the young are born feathered, and ready to feed themselves almost immediately after birth. «The Lake Country Echo, Jul 15»
Hiding in plain sight
Snowy plover chicks are precocial, or display independence activity right after birth. After one to two days, they leave the nest and don't return ... «Pine Island Eagle, Jul 15»
Klemek Column: Sandhill cranes harken back to an ancient time
After a thirty-day incubation period that both genders share duties in, the precocial chicks join their doting parents to begin lessons of what's ... «Crookston Daily Times, Jul 15»
NOAA Issues Notice on Construction at Children's Pool Lifeguard …
A complete pup count (as is done for other pinnipeds in California) is also not possible because harbor seals are precocial, with pups entering the water almost ... «Targeted News Service, Jul 15»
'Loon Rangers' ready for 5-year count of northern lake birds
Loons are precocial, meaning that soon after hatching, usually within two hours, they enter water and spend the first couple weeks riding on ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
Minn. lucky to have cranes
After a thirty-day incubation period that both genders share duties in, the precocial chicks join their doting parents to begin lessons of what's ... «DL-Online, Jul 15»
Bird eggs are an amazing feat
Precocial chicks — like geese or killdeer — are up and running within hours of hatching. They hatch from eggs with larger yolks. Altricial chicks ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
