- In the
biology of
birds and mammals,
altricial species are
those in
which the
young are
underdeveloped at the time of birth, but with the aid of their...
- More
developed infants will
typically require a
longer gestation period.
Altricial mammals needs less time to
gestate compare to the
precocial (well-developed...
-
terms are also used by
scientists for
related developmental phenomena:
altricial (relatively
undeveloped at
birth or hatching; helpless, blind, without...
-
altricial, and tend to be born small, blind,
immobile and naked;
chicks that are
mobile and
feathered upon
hatching are
termed precocial.
Altricial chicks...
- monogamy, to polygyny, to promiscuity. Many have
litters of underdeveloped,
altricial young,
while others are
precocial (relatively well developed) at birth...
-
birth to a
number of
offspring that
varies by species. The
young are
altricial,
being born naked, toothless, and blind. In most
species of squirrel,...
- well-known
example is the long-tailed widowbird. The
chicks of p****erines are
altricial: blind, featherless, and
helpless when
hatched from
their eggs. Hence...
- overstimulation, boredom,
wanting something, or loneliness.
Infants are
altricial and are
fully dependent on
their mothers or an
adult caretaker for an...
- give
birth to a
single offspring per pregnancy, but are
unusual in
being altricial compared to most
other large mammals,
meaning young are
undeveloped at...
-
which are
blueish or
light brown with
darker brown spots.
Young are
altricial, and are
brooded by the
female for 8–12 days
after hatching. They may...
