Parental behavior in animals

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85097995
- info:lc/authorities/sh85097995
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85097995#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Care of the young (Animal behavior)
- Maternal behavior in animals
- Parental care in animals
- Parenting in animals
- Paternal behavior in animals
- Paternalism in animals
Broader Terms
- Animal behavior
Related Terms
- Cooperative breeding in animals
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb12443385q
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4146773-5
Sources
- found: Kendeigh, S.C. Parental care and its evolution in birds, 1952.
- found: Clutton-Brock, T.H. The evolution of parental care, c1991.
- found: Allport, S. A natural history of parenting, c1997: t.p. (parenting in the animal world)
- found: Mammalian parenting, 1990.
- found: Primate paternalism, c1984.
LC Classification
- QL762
Change Notes
- 2001-09-25: new
- 2001-11-10: revised

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