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ABNORMAL PARENTAL BEHAVIOUR OF CAPTIVE MALE WILLOW GROUSE LAGOPUS L. LAGOPUS
Author(s) -
Allen Hugh M.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1977.tb03538.x
Subject(s) - lagopus , grouse , willow , nest (protein structural motif) , biology , zoology , predation , galliformes , paternal care , ecology , wildlife , captivity , offspring , pregnancy , biochemistry , genetics , arctic , habitat
In Willow Grouse Lagopus I. lagopus , as in the other Lagopus species, the hen alone incubates the eggs, leaving the nest only to defaecate and feed. The cock stands nearby to defend the nest area against predators and normally takes no direct part in egg or chick care (Johnsgard 1973, Watson & Jenkins 1964). This note discusses two cases of abnormal incubation and chick care by captive Willow Grouse cocks at the University of Tromsø's Wildlife Research Station.