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altriciality — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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altriciality

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 45 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on altriciality with 45 nodes and 137 connections. Top connected: Spruce, Atriplex canescens, Potentilla, Populus, Mertensia.

Definition

Developmental condition where nestlings lack down, sufficient mobility, and ability to feed themselves, characterizing species like Mountain White-crowned sparrows

Publications (1)

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Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

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altriciality

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 45 entities)

Definition

Publications (1)

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

Related Concepts (3)

begging behavior

maternal care

optimal foraging theory

Frequently Associated Species

Waterfowl

Populus tremuloides

Picea engelmannii

Ranunculus

Neogale frenata

Engelmann spruce

Quaking aspen

Potentilla

brown-headed cowbird

Spruce