alloparental behavior

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-000253",
  "term": "alloparental behavior",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "alloparental behaviour",
    "alloparental care",
    "alloparenting",
    "cooperatively breeding"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "behavior",
    "maternal behavior",
    "parenting",
    "parental behavior",
    "kin selection"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "conducta aloparental"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/alloparental-behavior/"
}