Investigation on the breeding cycle of palm cockatoos (Probosciger aterrimus) in captivity : perspective from the egg.

• Main Author: Chua, Xiu Xia.
• 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/10356/45274
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Very few field studies are done on the breeding activity of wild Probosciger aterrimus (Palm Cockatoo) while they are inside their nests due to the challenges of locating nesting hollows and making field observations without disturbing the birds. In this study, 24-hour camera surveillance was carrie...