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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > behavior > alloparental behavior
Preferred Term:

alloparental behavior

Definition:
Parent-like behavior (grooming, feeding, territorial defense, protection via increased vigilance over young etc.) of an adult animal expressed towards an individual that is not his or her offspring.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
behavior
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Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • alloparenting
  • cooperatively breeding
  • alloparental care
  • alloparental behaviour
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/242619
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-03-04, last modified 2020-09-10