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Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Greater flamingos at Kutch

July 18, 2018

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Same-sex pair bonding is an understudied area of research interest. In an early, small sample study, researchers have observed similar behavior in female-female parenting as with heterosexual pairs in the zoo greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). These early results could be illuminating with regard to the evolution of flamingo social behavior, same-sex pair bonds, and why pair bonds form in general. Image credit: Dhaval Vargiya, CC SA 4.0.

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July 18, 2018
Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
770 downloads
2,949 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5227 PubMed 30042888
July 9, 2018
A Pan-Amazonian species delimitation: high species diversity within the genus Amazophrynella (Anura: Bufonidae)
5 citations
733 downloads
3,319 views
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biodiversity
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4941 PubMed 30013824
July 18, 2018
Habitat use, preference, and utilization distribution of two crane species (Genus: Grus) in Huize National Nature Reserve, Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, China
698 downloads
1,007 views
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conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
science-policy
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5105 PubMed 30042879
July 19, 2018
Conspicuously concealed: revision of the arid clade of the Gehyra variegata (Gekkonidae) group in Western Australia using an integrative molecular and morphological approach, with the description of five cryptic species
5 citations
682 downloads
1,688 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
genetics
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5334 PubMed 30038877
July 11, 2018
Digging the compromise: investigating the link between limb bone histology and fossoriality in the aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
2 citations
452 downloads
2,139 views
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evolutionary-studies
zoology
histology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5216 PubMed 30018860
July 11, 2018
Progress in the discovery of amphipod crustaceans
6 citations
395 downloads
1,669 views
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biodiversity
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5187 PubMed 30018857
July 27, 2018
Hyperphalangy in a new sinemydid turtle from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota
2 citations
394 downloads
1,671 views
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paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5371 PubMed 30065899
July 26, 2018
Shape and size of the arenas affect amphipod behaviours: implications for ecotoxicology
1 citation
394 downloads
1,481 views
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animal-behavior
marine-biology
zoology
ecotoxicology
freshwater-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5271 PubMed 30065877
July 31, 2018
The periodical cicada four-year acceleration hypothesis revisited and the polyphyletic nature of Brood V, including an updated crowd-source enhanced map (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada)
2 citations
387 downloads
9,258 views
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ecology
entomology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5282 PubMed 30083444
July 27, 2018
Historical connections among river basins and climatic changes explain the biogeographic history of a water rat
382 downloads
2,046 views
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biogeography
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5333 PubMed 30065889
July 5, 2018
Enriched environment prevents oxidative stress in zebrafish submitted to unpredictable chronic stress
4 citations
371 downloads
1,746 views
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neuroscience
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5136 PubMed 30002970
July 24, 2018
How much can we trust GPS wildlife tracking? An assessment in semi-free-ranging Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon
3 citations
368 downloads
734 views
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zoology
natural-resource-management
spatial-and-geographic-information-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5320 PubMed 30065886
July 3, 2018
Beetles in bamboo forests: community structure in a heterogeneous landscape of southwestern Amazonia
1 citation
363 downloads
2,225 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
ecology
entomology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5153 PubMed 30002980
July 10, 2018
Evaluation of standard imaging techniques and volumetric preservation of nervous tissue in genetically identical offspring of the crayfish Procambarus fallax cf. virginalis (Marmorkrebs)
2 citations
350 downloads
1,162 views
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neuroscience
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5181 PubMed 30018856
July 24, 2018
Absence of heterosis in hybrid crested newts
5 citations
343 downloads
922 views
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biogeography
evolutionary-studies
genetics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5317 PubMed 30065885
July 20, 2018
Advertisement call of Brachycephalus albolineatus (Anura: Brachycephalidae)
3 citations
336 downloads
1,068 views
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animal-behavior
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5273 PubMed 30042895
July 17, 2018
Waterbird counts on large water bodies: comparing ground and aerial methods during different ice conditions
1 citation
332 downloads
847 views
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ecology
ecosystem-science
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5195 PubMed 30038859
July 31, 2018
Touch-screen-guided task reveals a prosocial choice tendency by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
1 citation
326 downloads
1,593 views
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animal-behavior
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5315 PubMed 30083456
July 4, 2018
Speciation among sympatric lineages in the genus Palythoa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Zoantharia) revealed by morphological comparison, phylogenetic analyses and investigation of spawning period
2 citations
311 downloads
1,471 views
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biodiversity
evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5132 PubMed 30013833
July 6, 2018
Hummingbird migration and flowering synchrony in the temperate forests of northwestern Mexico
289 downloads
970 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
ecosystem-science
zoology
climate-change-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5131 PubMed 30002968
July 16, 2018
Assessment of bias in morphological identification of carnivore scats confirmed with molecular scatology in north-eastern Himalayan region of Pakistan
2 citations
279 downloads
1,630 views
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conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5262 PubMed 30038872
July 2, 2018
Levels of DNA cytosine methylation in the Drosophila genome
3 citations
279 downloads
1,339 views
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biochemistry
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5119 PubMed 30002967
July 31, 2018
Motion-triggered video cameras reveal spatial and temporal patterns of red fox foraging on carrion provided by mountain lions
1 citation
256 downloads
1,999 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5324 PubMed 30083459
July 31, 2018
Caprellid amphipods (Caprella spp.) are vulnerable to both physiological and habitat-mediated effects of ocean acidification
2 citations
251 downloads
1,487 views
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ecology
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5327 PubMed 30083460
July 31, 2018
Cytogenetic analyses in Trinomys (Echimyidae, Rodentia), with description of new karyotypes
1 citation
245 downloads
996 views
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genetics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5316 PubMed 30083457
Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Greater flamingos at Kutch

July 18, 2018

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Same-sex pair bonding is an understudied area of research interest. In an early, small sample study, researchers have observed similar behavior in female-female parenting as with heterosexual pairs in the zoo greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). These early results could be illuminating with regard to the evolution of flamingo social behavior, same-sex pair bonds, and why pair bonds form in general. Image credit: Dhaval Vargiya, CC SA 4.0.

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