Rhea americana

A Dictionary of Zoology

Rhea americana (common rhea) See RHEIDAE.
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	MATING BEHAVIOR OF THE MALE GREATER RHEA.(Statistical Data Included) ; ...solitary male, harem formation, and harem, male Greater Rheas (Rhea americana) became vigilant to assure the elimination of competitors...significantly just before harem breaking. Greater Rheas (Rhea americana) living in open grasslands of Argentina are typically polygynandric... Read more
	LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ; ...E-mail: y-kinta-if@morinaga.co.jp Uruguayan Nandu (Rhea americana) Oil: A Comparison with Emu and Ostrich Oils Sir: The South American ostrich, the Nandu or Greater Rhea (Rhea americana), is a ratite bird native to the grassy plains of the... Read more
	Group copulation solicitation display among female Greater Rheas.(Short Communications) ; The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) is a precocial flightless bird that inhabits grasslands and other open habitats in the southern Neotropics. Rheas, like other... Read more
	Emúes americanos.(Artículo breve) ; ...científica de la North Carolina State University sobre aves brasileñas: << entre las aves, el emú (Rhea americana) y la siriema (Cariama cristata) son típicos habitantes de la zona >>. En Brasil se utilizan comúnmente... Read more
	UPFRONT ; ...the science page of North Carolina State University about birds of the Brazilian grasslands: "Among the birds, the emu (Rhea americana) and the siriema (crested cariama; Cariama cristata) are typical inhabitants. " In Brazil, "avestruz" (ostrich) and "emu... Read more
	"AQUIHUECÓ": UN CEMENTERIO ARQUEOLÓGICO, EN EL NORTE DE LA PATAGONIA, VALLE DEL CURI LEUVÚ - NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA ; ...griseus), coipo (Myocastor coypus), piche (Zaedyus pichiy), peludo (Chaetophracius villosus), guanaco (Lama guanicoe) y and (Rhea americana). El sitio est ubicado en las coordenadas 37 05' 29'' latitud sur y 70 22' 30,5'' longitud oeste (obtenida por GPS plus... Read more
	APROVECHAMIENTO DE RECURSOS FAUNÍSTICOS EN LAS LAGUNAS DE GUANACACHE (MENDOZA, ARGENTINA). ANÁLISIS ZOOARQUEOLÓGICO DE LA EMPOZADA Y ALTOS DE MELIÉN II/ADVANTAGE OF FAUNAL RESOURCES IN GUANACACHE LAGOONS (MENDOZA, ARGENTINA). ZOOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF LA EMPOZADA AND ALTOS DE MELIÉN II ; ...tasas de reproduccin y predecibles en su localizacin, recursos r: roedores, edentados, aves y peces, mientras que Lama sp. y Rhea americana integran los recursos k, segn Hayden (1990:33). El patrn de superposicin de ocupaciones en el sector de lagunas, nos impuls... Read more
	An archaeological sequence of hunter-gatherers in the Tandilia range: Cueva Tixi, Buenas Aires, Argentina. ; ...third occupation, of the rear part of the cave and dated to 3255[+ or -]75 b.p., is an abundance of pieces of eggshells of Rhea americana, some burnt. The size of some allowed us to refit them. Remains of guanaco and deer were identified too. Stone and bone... Read more

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