ETIMOLOGÍA DE LA PALABRA ALTRICIAL
From New Latin altriciālis, from Latin altrix a nurse, from alere to nourish.
PALABRAS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADAS CON «ALTRICIAL»
altricial
offspring
secondary
altriciality
pronunciation
chick
semi
precocial
secondarily
development
altricial
meaning
requiring
nourishment
refers
pattern
growth
organisms
which
incapable
moving
around
their
soon
words
describing
degree
birds
good
examples
useful
scientific
jargon
they
save
merriam
webster
hatched
having
that
very
immature
helpless
condition
require
some
time
define
birth
parental
period
opposed
origin
altrīc
stem
altrīx
naked
blind
when
altr
feminine
altor
nourisher
indo
european
nature
videos
news
facts
birding
wild
about
completely
dependent
parents
oakleyoriginals
adjective
describes
wiktionary
typical
among
carnivores
might
expected
hampered
hunting
behaviour
pregnant
mother
carry
versus
maine
classified
into
main
types
like
chickens
ducks
owls
10 LIBROS DEL INGLÉS RELACIONADOS CON «ALTRICIAL»
Descubre el uso de
altricial en la siguiente selección bibliográfica. Libros relacionados con
altricial y pequeños extractos de los mismos para contextualizar su uso en la literatura.
1
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
2
Resource Allocation to Growth and Thermoregulation During ...
CHAPTER 6 GENERAL DISCUSSION Do altricial nestlings trade off tissue
development and maturations for faster growth? The study focused on altricial
nestlings because they develop rapidly relative to other animals (e.g., West et al.,
2001), ...
Jeffrey J. Kovatch, Syracuse University. Graduate School, 2008
3
Exploring Animal Behavior in Laboratory and Field: An ...
Mammalian infants can be broadly categorized at birth as either precocial or
altricial. Precocial infants (such as fawns and lambs) are typically born as
relatively large singletons or twins with a covering of fur and a well-developed
nervous ...
Bonnie J. Ploger, Ken Yasukawa, 2003
4
Diatoms to Dinosaurs: The Size And Scale Of Living Things
Being able to fend for themselves requires high levels of brain activity, and
therefore it is not surprising that precocial birds and mammals have relatively
larger brains at hatching or birth than their altricial relatives. This is because the
parents ...
Christopher McGowan, 1994
5
Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management
many other families are designated as semi-altricial 1 because neonates are
densely covered by down and have open eyes; semi-altricial chicks are relatively
active soon after hatching. Fully altricial hatchlings hatch with closed eyes and ...
6
Growing Points Ethology
11 Stages in the early behavioural development of altricial young of selected
species of non-primate mammals JAY S. ROSENBLATT Altricial young provide a
good opportunity to study early stages of behavioural development among ...
Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson, R. A. Hinde, St. John's College (University of Cambridge), 1976
7
Encyclopedia of Animal Science (Print)
The degree and type of maternal care provided are related to offspring need,
whether the young are immature (altricial) or well-developed at birth (precocial).
Behavior of Mothers of Altricial Offspring These species are often predators and ...
In birds, development to sexual maturity varies along a gradient from precocial to
altricial growth, with the majority of bird species showing altricial or semi-altricial
growth. At present, however, our under- standing of the ontogeny of the avian ...
Karel A. Schat, Bernd Kaspers, Pete Kaiser, 2012
9
Human Evolution: An Introduction to Mans Adaptations
In contrast, altricial mammals are usually small, have large litters of poorly
developed young, and build nests to shelter them. The young are helpless and
hairless at birth, with their eyes and ears sealed by membranes. Gestation and
lactation ...
10
Parental Care: Evolution, Mechanisms, And Adaptive ...
Ultimately, such bifurcations will result in the formation of two distinct trajectories
of stabilized states: one group of relatively altricial offspring, and another group of
relatively precocial offspring. Depending on the "strength" of the cue, or the ...
10 NOTICIAS EN LAS QUE SE INCLUYE EL TÉRMINO «ALTRICIAL»
Conoce de qué se habla en los medios de comunicación nacionales e internacionales y cómo se emplea el término
altricial en el contexto de las siguientes noticias.
Like humans, not all birds mate for life
They are the only altricial birds (having young that are born helpless) that seem to use awareness of their surroundings to parasitize other bird's ... «Crow River Media, Jun 15»
Birds, birds everywhere
The opposite of precocial is altricial. Most songbirds exit the egg featherless, looking like something a cat would cough up. Eyes remain closed ... «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
Care and Feeding-
Like most small songbirds, Phoebe hatchlings are altricial birds. This means they are blind and naked when hatched, in an undeveloped state ... «Freepress Online, Jun 15»
Pen In Hand: Merriam's Chipmunks, the cutest squirrels of them all
The babies are altricial, born without fur and with their eyes closed, and remain in the nest while they develop. These charming little ones start ... «Tehachapi News, Jun 15»
Let's Talk About Birds: Sunbittern
Altricial birds hatch out largely unfeathered, blind and underdeveloped; they are helpless and entirely dependent on their parents for food and ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
The Bird Watcher: How to help a baby bird
"This type of helpless baby, called an altricial nestling, is supposed to be in a nest with parents bringing food to it," says Smisko, whose center ... «NorthJersey.com, Jun 15»
Capability seldom get support, HR wisdom from Eagle and Duck
The chicks of altricial nature are born weak, eyes closed, skin without feathers etc. Eagles, Robin etc., are examples for altricial birds. On the ... «The Hans India, Jun 15»
Baby birds learn life lessons on the fly
Songbird hatchlings, including Carolina chickadees and downy woodpeckers, are altricial, meaning they are utterly helpless - with naked ... «Houston Chronicle, May 15»
Not all bird eggs are created equal
On the other end are hatchlings that require great amounts of care and feeding after hatching and these young are called altricial. Their eyes ... «Bonners Ferry Herald, May 15»
Backyard birds offer connection with nature
#When baby birds hatch, they're altricial, meaning they are helpless and require constant feeding and care from their parent. Sometimes they ... «jacksonprogress-argus, May 15»
