Attendance Behavior of Red Turtle Dove in Incubation and Brooding Period
Author of the article:ZHOU You-bing, QING Yun, ZHANG Jun, ZHANG Jing-qi, GUO Gui-yun, YANG Rong, HU Jin-chu
Author's Workplace：（Institute of Rare Animals and Plants, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan Province 637002）
Key Words：red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica); attendance behavior; time budget
Abstract：The attendance behavior of red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica) was studied in Nanchong, Sichuan from May to November in 2002 and April to September in 2003. The results showed that the time of attendance behavior was very long. The male and female red turtle dove had different attendance behavior. In incubation period, the attendance behavior hadn’t oversize variation, but it was intricacy in brooding period. The attendance behaviors included three periods: warming nestling period, defending nestling period and brooding period around nest.