Study of the oriental pied hornbill egg incubation and chick behaviour, during incubation and chick-rearing phases of breeding in captivity and in the wild.

• Main Author: Seet, Cari Ann Shi Yan.
• Other Authors: Ng Soon Chye
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Zoology::Animal behavior
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45119
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The female Oriental Pied Hornbill (OPH) seals herself inside the nest cavity throughout the nesting cycle, laying up to four eggs per cycle. During this period, she is entirely reliant on the male, who is the sole provider of food for her and the chick(s). Infanticide-cannibalism, where the mother k...