Across
- 3. Fatty liver disease common in captive parrots
- 4. Species-typical food acquisition behavior essential for welfare
- 6. Remote monitoring method used in avian research
- 9. Attributing human emotions or motives to parrots incorrectly
- 10. Learning through consequences such as reinforcement
- 13. Daily light cycle influencing hormones and reproduction
- 15. Formulated diet designed to prevent selective feeding
- 17. Physiological stability achieved through change in response to stressors
Down
- 1. Dangerous elevation of blood lipids often linked to seed diets
- 2. Gradual exposure technique to reduce fear responses
- 5. Intentional environmental complexity that promotes natural behaviors
- 7. Repetitive nonfunctional behavior indicating poor welfare
- 8. Strong social attachment between compatible parrots
- 11. Critically low blood calcium levels seen in chronic malnutrition
- 12. Relating to the liver
- 14. Fear of new objects or experiences common in parrots
- 15. Scientific term referring to parrots as a group
- 16. Relating to energy use and nutritional processing in the body