Age Difference, Not Food Scarcity or Sibling Interactions, May Drive Brood Reduction in Wild Scarlet Macaws in Southeastern Peru

Age Difference, Not Food Scarcity or Sibling Interactions, May Drive Brood Reduction in Wild Scarlet Macaws in Southeastern Peru

Avian brood reduction was initially thought to be driven by insufficient food supply. Now it is more commonly considered a consequence of asynchronous hatching and resulting siblicide, direct filial infanticide (where parents kill specific chicks) or indirect filial infanticide (where parents starve...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Vigo-Trauco, Gustavo Martínez-Sovero, Donald J. Brightsmith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
psittaciformes
brood reduction
chick starvation
food availability
siblicide
infanticide
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/16/11/657
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