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Construction and Maintenance of the Incubation Mounds of the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami

Darryl N. JonesDivision of Australian Environmental Studies, Griffith University, Queensland4111
Pages 210-218 | Received 02 Oct 1987, Accepted 19 Mar 1988, Published online: 22 Dec 2016

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Iwein Mauro. (2005) Field discovery, mound characteristics, bare parts, vocalisations and behaviour of Bruijn's Brush-turkey (Aepypodius bruijnii). Emu - Austral Ornithology 105:4, pages 273-281.
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Darryl N. Jones. (1988) Hatching Success of the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami in South-east Queensland. Emu - Austral Ornithology 88:4, pages 260-263.
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Matthew J. Hall, John M. Martin, Alicia L. Burns & Dieter F. Hochuli. (2023) Mound‐building behaviour of a keystone bioturbator alters rates of leaf litter decomposition and movement in urban reserves. Austral Ecology 48:7, pages 1426-1439.
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Matthew J. Hall, John M. Martin, Alicia L. Burns & Dieter F. Hochuli. (2022) Unexpected dispersal of Australian brush‐turkeys ( Alectura lathami ) in an urban landscape . Austral Ecology 47:7, pages 1544-1548.
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John N. Maina. 2017. The Biology of the Avian Respiratory System. The Biology of the Avian Respiratory System 219 247 .
David A. Wells, Darryl N. Jones, David Bulger & Culum Brown. (2014) Male brush-turkeys attempt sexual coercion in unusual circumstances. Behavioural Processes 106, pages 180-186.
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Liliana D'AlbaDarryl N. JonesChad EliasonHope T. Badawy & Matthew D. Shawkey. (2013) Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird. Journal of Experimental Biology.
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Kenneth P. Dial & Brandon E. Jackson. (2010) When hatchlings outperform adults: locomotor development in Australian brush turkeys ( Alectura lathami , Galliformes) . Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278:1712, pages 1610-1616.
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Paul G. McDonald & Simon C. Griffith. (2011) To pluck or not to pluck: the hidden ethical and scientific costs of relying on feathers as a primary source of DNA. Journal of Avian Biology 42:3, pages 197-203.
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David J. Eldridge & Alex I. James. (2009) Soil‐disturbance by native animals plays a critical role in maintaining healthy Australian landscapes. Ecological Management & Restoration 10:s1.
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Yvonne A Eiby, Jessica Worthington Wilmer & David T Booth. (2008) Temperature-dependent sex-biased embryo mortality in a bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275:1652, pages 2703-2706.
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YVONNE EIBY & DAVID BOOTH. (2008) EMBRYONIC THERMAL TOLERANCE AND TEMPERATURE VARIATION IN MOUNDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BRUSH-TURKEY ( ALECTURA LATHAMI ) . The Auk 125:3, pages 594-599.
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ANN GÖTH. (2007) Incubation temperatures and sex ratios in Australian brush‐turkey ( Alectura lathami ) mounds . Austral Ecology 32:4, pages 378-385.
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Ann Göth. (2007) Mound and Mate Choice in a Polyandrous Megapode: Females Lay More and Larger Eggs in Nesting Mounds With the Best Incubation Temperatures. The Auk 124:1, pages 253-263.
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Ann Göth & Lee Astheimer. (2006) Development of mound-building in Australian brush-turkeys (Alectura lathami): the role of learning, testosterone and body mass. Australian Journal of Zoology 54:2, pages 71.
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Katherine L. Barry & Ann Göth. (2005) Call recognition in chicks of the Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami). Animal Cognition 9:1, pages 47-54.
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. (2004) Is Monogamy in the Polynesian Megapode (Megapodius pritchardii) Related to Its High Relative Egg-Weight?. The Auk 121:2, pages 308-317.
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Ann Göth & Uwe Vogel. (2004) Is Monogamy in the Polynesian Megapode (Megapodius Pritchardii) Related to its High Relative Egg-Weight?. The Auk 121:2, pages 308-317.
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Jan Warnken, Simon Hodgkison, Clyde Wild & Darryl Jones. (2004) The localized environmental degradation of protected areas adjacent to bird feeding stations: a case study of the Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami. Journal of Environmental Management 70:2, pages 109-118.
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Ann Göth & Darryl N. Jones. (2003) Ontogeny of social behavior in the megapode Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami).. Journal of Comparative Psychology 117:1, pages 36-43.
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J. Ross Sinclair. (2002) Selection of Incubation Mound Sites by Three Sympatric Megapodes in Papua New Guinea. The Condor 104:2, pages 395-406.
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. (1999) Unusual Timing of Copulations in the Australian Brush-Turkey. The Auk 116:1, pages 169-177.
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Roger S. Seymour. (1995) Calorimetric investigations on mound-building birds. Thermochimica Acta 250:2, pages 319-328.
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Darryl Jones & Sharon Birks. (1992) Megapodes: Recent ideas on origins, adaptations and reproduction. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 7:3, pages 88-91.
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Roger S. Seymour & David F. Bradford. (1992) Temperature Regulation in the Incubation Mounds of the Australian Brush-Turkey. The Condor 94:1, pages 134-150.
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Sally Troy & Mark A. Elgar. (1991) Brush-turkey incubation mounds: Mate attraction in a promiscuous mating system. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 6:7, pages 202-203.
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Darryl N. Jones. (2010) Social Organization and Sexual Interactions in Australian Brush‐turkeys ( Alectura lathami ): Implications of Promiscuity in a Mound‐building Megapode . Ethology 84:2, pages 89-104.
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