Improving reproductive success of forty spotted pardalotes
Bruny Island
This 2020 study demonstrated that assisting the forty-spotted pardalote with 'self-fumigation' of their nests had the potential to improve breeding success ten-fold.
The study authors provided forty-spotted pardalotes with insecticide treated feathers with which to line their nests. The pardalotes used these feathers to build their nests, and it resulted in a ten fold improvement in reproductive success.
This article by F.Alves, N.Langmore, R.Heinsohn and D.Stojanovic was published in Animal Conservation in July 2020. The article can be viewed or downloaded here or the original article can be viewed in Animal Conservation
Dr Tonia Cochran
This 2020 study demonstrated that assisting the forty-spotted pardalote with 'self-fumigation' of their nests had the potential to improve breeding success ten-fold.
The study authors provided forty-spotted pardalotes with insecticide treated feathers with which to line their nests. The pardalotes used these feathers to build their nests, and it resulted in a ten fold improvement in reproductive success.
This article by F.Alves, N.Langmore, R.Heinsohn and D.Stojanovic was published in Animal Conservation in July 2020. The article can be viewed or downloaded here or the original article can be viewed in Animal Conservation
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