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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. behavior
  3. alloparental behavior

Preferred term

alloparental behavior

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Concept scheme: NALT Full

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • alloparental behaviour
  • alloparental care
  • alloparenting
  • cooperatively breeding

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/242619

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