TERM: Description of glossary term.
Kontext: Behavior
crèche
From the French term for day nursery. Applied to animals when unrelated offspring congregate, usually under the care of a few parents. The best-known example is found in penguins
Literatur
Barlow, George W.. 2002. "The Cichlid Fishes (Nature's Grand Experiment in Evolution)". Perseus Publishing. pp. 352 pp. ISBN: 9780738203768 (crc03927) (Kurzfassung)