Title

Quantitative Assessment Of Pair Formation Behavior In Captive Whooping Cranes (Grus Americana)

Keywords

captive breeding; pair compatibility; whooping crane

Abstract

Instantaneous scan sampling for mean distance and synchronous action patterns and all‐occurrence sampling for unison call, dance, strut, and hoover‐up behaviors were conducted for five potential whooping crane pairs at Patuxent Environmental Science Center, Laurel, Maryland. Dance, strut, and hoover‐up differed among pairs, as did total frequency of social behaviors. It was unclear whether or not total frequency of social behaviors during pair formation can be used as an index for potential breeding success. The relative importance of different action patterns should be used as indices of pair compatibility in captive whooping cranes. © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Copyright © 1995 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Publication Title

Zoo Biology

Volume

14

Issue

2

Number of Pages

107-114

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.1430140204

Socpus ID

84995166619 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84995166619

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