Lee Tibbitts (Former Employee)
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Brood amalgamation in the Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis: process and function Brood amalgamation in the Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis: process and function
Alloparental care in birds generally involves nonbreeding adults that help at nests or breeding adults that help raise young in communal nests. A less often reported form involves the amalgamation of broods, where one or more adults care for young that are not their own. We observed this phenomenon among Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis broods in western Alaska during 1990...
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Richard B. Lanctot, Robert E. Gill, T. Lee Tibbitts, Colleen M. Handel
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Brood amalgamation in the Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis: process and function Brood amalgamation in the Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis: process and function
Alloparental care in birds generally involves nonbreeding adults that help at nests or breeding adults that help raise young in communal nests. A less often reported form involves the amalgamation of broods, where one or more adults care for young that are not their own. We observed this phenomenon among Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis broods in western Alaska during 1990...
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Richard B. Lanctot, Robert E. Gill, T. Lee Tibbitts, Colleen M. Handel
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