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Booth, David T. "Thermoregulation in Neonate Brush Turkeys (Alectura lathami)." Physiological Zoology 58, no. 4 (July 1985): 374–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/physzool.58.4.30156012.

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Göth, Ann, and Uwe Vogel. "Chick survival in the megapode Alectura lathami (Australian brush-turkey)." Wildlife Research 29, no. 5 (2002): 503. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr01054.

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Megapode chicks live independently from the time of hatching and are thus ideal subjects for investigations into how the lack of parental care can affect chick survival. Here, we present such results for chicks of the Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami), radio-tracked in two smallremnant rainforest patches (Mary Cairncross Rainforest Park and Aplin Forest) from their second day of life. Mortality was 88–100% during the first three weeks after hatching. It did not differ between two breeding seasons at Mary Cairncross Rainforest Park, as evident from comparisons of average survival time (in days) and Kaplan–Meier survival estimates. Survival differed, though, between the two sites in the same breeding season: the average survival time was significantly higher at Aplin Forest (8 days compared with 3�days) and the Kaplan–Meier survival estimates decreased less sharply. Predation by cats and birds of prey exerted the greatest influence on survival, but the proportion of deaths caused by these two predators was approximately the same at both sites. The main factor affecting survival was obviously the availability of thickets, which were more abundant at Aplin Forest. The survival rates of chicks released in thickets was significantly higher than of those released in the rainforest, presumably because they were better protected from predators. For chicks living in thickets the likelihood of being killed was lower than expected, but it was higher for those remaining in rainforest. On the basis of these results, we propose that management plans for endangered megapodes should include the identification and protection of large protective thicket habitats for enhancing overall chick survival, apart from controlling introduced predators such as feral cats.
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Dial, Kenneth P., and Brandon E. Jackson. "When hatchlings outperform adults: locomotor development in Australian brush turkeys ( Alectura lathami , Galliformes)." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278, no. 1712 (November 3, 2010): 1610–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.1984.

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Within Galliformes, megapods (brush turkey, malleefowl, scrubfowl) exhibit unique forms of parental care and growth. Hatchlings receive no post-hatching parental care and exhibit the most exaggerated precocial development of all extant birds, hatching with fully developed, flight-capable forelimbs. Rather than flying up to safety, young birds preferentially employ wing-assisted incline running. Newly hatched Australian brush turkeys ( Alectura lathami ) are extraordinarily proficient at negotiating all textured inclined surfaces and can flap-walk up inclines exceeding the vertical. Yet, as brush turkeys grow, their forelimb-dependent locomotor performance declines. In an attempt to elucidate how hatchlings perform so well, we analysed hindlimb forces and forelimb kinematics. We measured ground reaction forces (GRFs) for animals spanning the entire growth range (110–2000 g) as they ascended a variably positioned inclined ramp that housed a forceplate. These data are compared with a similar dataset for a chukar partridge ( Alectoris chukar ) that exhibit a growth strategy typical of most other Galliformes and that demonstrate improved incline performance with increasing age. The brush turkeys' ontogenetic decline in incline running performance is accompanied by loss of traction at steep angles, reduced GRFs and increased wing-loading. We hypothesize that Australian brush turkeys, in contrast to other Galliformes, develop from forelimb-dominated young that exploit a variable terrain (e.g. mound nests, boulders, embankments, cliffs, bushes and trees) into hindlimb-dominated adults dependent on size and running speed to avoid predation.
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Barry, Katherine L., and Ann Göth. "Call recognition in chicks of the Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)." Animal Cognition 9, no. 1 (September 14, 2005): 47–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10071-005-0003-6.

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JONES, DARRYL. "Selection of incubation mound sites by the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami." Ibis 130, no. 2 (April 3, 2008): 251–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1988.tb00975.x.

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Göth, Ann, and Darryl N. Jones. "Ontogeny of social behavior in the megapode Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami)." Journal of Comparative Psychology 117, no. 1 (2003): 36–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0735-7036.117.1.36.

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Martins, Filipa M. S., Deborah A. Dawson, Gavin J. Horsburgh, Samantha Timmons, and Darryl N. Jones. "Microsatellite loci characterised in a megapode, the Australian brush-turkey Alectura lathami." Conservation Genetics Resources 5, no. 4 (July 27, 2013): 1179–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9996-3.

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GÖTH, ANN. "Incubation temperatures and sex ratios in Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) mounds." Austral Ecology 32, no. 4 (June 2007): 378–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2007.01709.x.

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Dekker, RWRJ, and TG Brom. "Maleo Eggs and the Amount of Yolk in Relation to Different Incubation Strategies in Megapodes." Australian Journal of Zoology 38, no. 1 (1990): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo9900019.

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Characteristics are presented on eggs of the maleo, Macrocephalon maleo, which are compared with data from other megapodes. Maleo eggs contain an extremely large amount of yolk which, on average, accounts for 61.9% of the egg contents weight, which is much higher than in eggs of the Australian brush-turkey, Alectura lathami (50.1%), and the malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata (52.6%). A higher yolk content leads to an elongation of the egg and a higher relative egg weight. The results suggest that eggs of burrow-nesting megapodes contain more yolk than eggs of mound-building species.
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Göth, Ann. "Behaviour of Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami, Galliformes: Megapodiidae) chicks following underground hatching." Journal für Ornithologie 143, no. 4 (October 2002): 477–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0361.2002.02014.x.

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Jones, Darryl N. "Hatching Success of the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami in South-east Queensland." Emu - Austral Ornithology 88, no. 4 (December 1988): 260–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/mu9880260.

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Göth, Ann, and Uwe Vogel. "Juvenile dispersal and habitat selectivity in the megapode Alectura lathami (Australian brush-turkey)." Wildlife Research 30, no. 1 (2003): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr01053.

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Dispersal and habitat selectivity of young precocial birds is usually determined by parents, as these lead their chicks after hatching. Megapode chicks receive no parental care and little is known about factors determining their dispersal and habitat selectivity. Here, we present such results for the Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami). Chicks were radio-tracked in two small remnant rainforest patches (Mary Cairncross Rainforest Park and Aplin Forest) from their second day of life and for up to 30 days. At Mary Cairncross Rainforest Park, the median dispersal distance was significantly affected by age, as it decreased from approximately 100 m on each of the first five days to around 50 m per day thereafter. At Aplin Forest, age had no significant effect on dispersal. The difference between the two sites can be explained by incorporating habitat selectivity. Chicks preferred to stay in thickets and avoided the more open rainforest, as evident from time selectivity indices calculated for both habitats. At Aplin Forest, 31% of the area was covered by thickets, such as lantana (Lantana camara) and raspberry (Rubus ssp.), whereas at Mary Cairncross Rainforest Park this proportion was only 6%. Management plans for endangered megapodes should consider the role of thickets in the chicks' dispersal behaviour, and thus in population spread, recolonisation and gene flow.
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Goth, Ann. "Behaviour of Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami, galliformes: Megapodiidae) chicks following underground hatching." Journal of Ornithology 143, no. 4 (October 2002): 477–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02465603.

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Ortega, Madison T., Dustin J. Foote, Nicholas Nees, Jason C. Erdmann, Charles D. Bangs, and Cheryl S. Rosenfeld. "Karyotype analysis and sex determination in Australian Brush-turkeys (Alectura lathami)." PLOS ONE 12, no. 9 (September 14, 2017): e0185014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185014.

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Wong, Sharon. "Estimating the hatch dates of Australian brush-turkey embryos by candling." Wildlife Research 25, no. 6 (1998): 669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr97068.

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There are several techniques available for quickly assessing the age of developing avian embryos, all of which rely on determining air cell growth within the egg. As megapode eggs do not form a fixed air space, these methods cannot be used. This study presents a method for estimating the hatching date of Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) embryos quickly and reliably using a candling technique. Eggs were candled using a hand-held torch. The percentage of eggshell covered by the chorioallantois was recorded several times throughout the incubation period for each egg. These percentages and their corresponding values for ‘days until hatching’ (calculated by counting back from the actual hatch date to the date of observation) were used to construct a simple linear regression equation. The reliability of this method was tested by predicting hatch dates of eggs from the 1997/98 breeding season using the regression graph and comparing the estimated hatch dates with the actual hatch dates.
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Birks, Sharon M. "Paternity in the Australian brush-turkey, Alectura lathami, a megapode bird with uniparental male care." Behavioral Ecology 8, no. 5 (1997): 560–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/8.5.560.

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EIBY, YVONNE, and DAVID BOOTH. "EMBRYONIC THERMAL TOLERANCE AND TEMPERATURE VARIATION IN MOUNDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN BRUSH-TURKEY (ALECTURA LATHAMI)." Auk 125, no. 3 (July 2008): 594–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/auk.2008.07083.

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Eiby, Yvonne A., Jessica Worthington Wilmer, and David T. Booth. "Temperature-dependent sex-biased embryo mortality in a bird." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275, no. 1652 (August 26, 2008): 2703–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.0954.

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Sex ratios have important evolutionary consequences and are often biased by environmental factors. The effect of developmental temperature on offspring sex ratios has been widely documented across a diverse range of taxa but has rarely been investigated in birds and mammals. However, recent field observations and artificial incubation experiments have demonstrated that the hatching sex ratio of a megapode, the Australian brush-turkey ( Alectura lathami ), varied with incubation temperature; more females hatched at high incubation temperatures and more males hatched at low temperatures. Here, we investigated the causes of this temperature-dependent sex-biasing system. Molecular sexing of chicks and embryos confirmed that male embryo mortality was greater at high temperatures while female embryo mortality is greater at low temperatures, with mortality in both sexes similar at intermediate incubation temperatures. Temperature-dependent sex-biased embryo mortality represents a novel mechanism of altering sex ratios in birds. This novel mechanism, coupled with the unique breeding biology of the brush-turkey, offers a potentially unparalleled opportunity in which to investigate sex allocation theory in birds.
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Cope, Taneal M., Terry Bertozzi, Raoul A. Mulder, and Stephen C. Donnellan. "Isolation and characterisation of 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the threatened mound-building malleefowl, Leipoa ocellata (Aves : Megapodiidae)." Australian Journal of Zoology 64, no. 1 (2016): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo16014.

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Using 454 pyrosequencing and genomic enrichment techniques we developed 12 polymorphic markers for the endangered megapode, the malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata). Pyrosequencing on a 454 instrument resulted in 65 536 reads, with 3469 containing microsatellite repeats. Of these, 232 contained unique flanking sequences and had more than 8 repeat motifs. We chose 13 loci based on reliability of amplification and, from these, 12 unlinked loci were selected for genotyping. In a single population (n = 19), the 12 markers were moderately polymorphic (number of alleles per locus range = 3–7) and showed moderate to high levels of heterozygosity (0.285–0.882). Nine microsatellite primer pairs developed from the brush turkey (Alectura lathami), the closest living relative of the malleefowl in the family, Megapodiidae, failed to reliably amplify malleefowl DNA.
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Göth, Ann, and Christopher S. Evans. "Egg size predicts motor performance and postnatal weight gain of Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) hatchlings." Canadian Journal of Zoology 82, no. 6 (June 1, 2004): 972–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z04-070.

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Birds usually influence offspring survival through the amount of parental care they provide. Megapodes have evolved a different life history. Eggs are incubated by external heat sources, and chicks dig themselves out of their underground nest and live independently of their parents. Egg size is one of the few means by which females can influence chick survival. We found that in the Australian Brush-turkey, Alectura lathami Gray, 1831, eggs and hatchlings varied considerably in size, with a ratio of 1.62 between the largest and the smallest egg. Egg size was positively correlated with hatchling body mass and tarsus length. It also significantly predicted the chicks' motor performance: chicks from larger eggs dug their way out of their underground nest faster and were more active when kept in a resting box and monitored by motion detection software. The main advantage of reaching the surface more quickly is likely that such chicks will have more time to find suitable food, refuge, and a tree for roosting at night while still feeding on their internal yolk reserves. Egg size also interacted significantly with body mass during the first 10 months of life. A size advantage at hatching thus seems to have an immediate effect on motor performance and a longer term effect on the ability to gain mass.
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Jones, DN, and SE Everding. "Australian Brush-turkeys in a Suburban Environment: Implications for Conflict and Conservation." Wildlife Research 18, no. 3 (1991): 285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr9910285.

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Although frequently reported from within the Brisbane city boundaries, the range of the Australian brush-turkey, Alectura lathami, was limited mainly to forested areas adjacent to suburban areas. Since the early 1970s, however, the species' presence in the suburbs has increased steadily and it is now common in many suburbs. Destruction and disruption of gardens during the construction of incubation mounds has led to a significant conflict with householders. This study found the species to be most abundant in suburbs adjacent to forest reserves and major watercourses. A number of extremely isolated populations were also identified. Although suburban mounds contained similar numbers of eggs as mounds from the wild, suburban mounds were more prone to failure, probably due to the use of inappropriate mound materials. Despite some evidence of increasing spread within the suburbs, the long-term survival of the species is seriously threatened by hatchling predation and continued loss of habitat.
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Göth, Ann, and Darryl N. Jones. "Transmitter attachment and its effects on Australian brush-turkey hatchlings." Wildlife Research 28, no. 1 (2001): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr99111.

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Behaviour of free-ranging megapode hatchlings is best studied by radio-tracking because these superprecocial birds receive no parental care and therefore cannot be followed by the tracking of their parents. In preparation for a study of the behaviour of free-ranging Australian brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) chicks, we investigated methods of transmitter attachment and assessed possible effects on the behaviour and condition of captive hatchlings. We attached transmitters to 2–10-day-old chicks by gluing the tag to the skin on the back with eyelash-glue. Rapid-setting glues (such as Superglue), often used for gluing transmitters to other birds, were found to damage the skin and were not used. Retention of transmitters was 3–4 weeks. We detected no difference in the time spent preening, feeding, resting and moving between captive radio-tagged chicks and a control group. Flight of tagged chicks was not hindered by the radio-package and tagged chicks gained mass at the same rate as the control group. Free-ranging chicks with radio-tags showed no obvious signs of a negative effect of the transmitters on behaviour: they flew without obvious impediment, walked more than 100 m per day and, except for a single chick, did not become entangled in vegetation. We recommend our attachment method for studies of precocial and superprecocial chicks where transmitter attachment is deemed essential.
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Eiby, Yvonne A., and David T. Booth. "The effects of incubation temperature on the morphology and composition of Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) chicks." Journal of Comparative Physiology B 179, no. 7 (May 27, 2009): 875–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00360-009-0370-4.

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Göth, Ann, and Heather Proctor. "Pecking preferences in hatchlings of the Australian brush-turkey, Alectura lathami (Megapodiidae): the role of food type and colour." Australian Journal of Zoology 50, no. 1 (2002): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo01046.

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Chicks of megapodes, including the Australian brush-turkey, Alectura lathami, live independently, without parents to show them where and what to eat. This paper represents the first investigation of how megapode chicks find and identify food. The specific questions addressed are: whether naive brush-turkey hatchlings are able to differentiate between food and objects that do not give a nutritional reward; whether they possess a preference for certain types of food; and which factors are most likely to trigger feeding in hatchlings. The three questions were approached by pairwise choice tests of two types. In Type 1, chicks were offered mealworm larvae, fruit cubes, seeds and non-nutritious objects (pebbles); in Type 2, chicks were offered beads of four different colours (red, green, blue and yellow). The median peck rate at pebbles was always significantly lower than that at mealworms, fruit or seeds. Mealworms received significantly more pecks than seeds or pebbles. Chicks showed no clear preference for any colour. All chicks also directed some pecks at ‘other items’ that appeared to display a strong contrast against the background of the box they were kept in, either in colour (e.g. dark knotholes in light brown wood) or in shape (three-dimensional, such as claws and faeces). Hatchlings seem to direct their initial pecks at objects that have certain characteristics in common, such as contrast, movement (for live prey) and reflective surfaces (for fruit or seeds). Preference for these rather general characteristics may be adaptive considering that chicks can hatch in various habitats and different months of the year, making the types of food available at hatching unpredictable.
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Göth, Ann, Kirsty P. Nicol, Geoffrey Ross, and Jim J. Shields. "Present and past distribution of Australian Brush-turkeys Alectura lathami in New South Wales ? implications for management." Pacific Conservation Biology 12, no. 1 (2006): 22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc060022.

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Australian Brush-turkeys Alectura latham increasingly cause a considerable human-wildlife problem in New South Wales, especially in areas where they destroy gardens through their scratching activity. Wildlife managers Jack detailed information about the overall distribution of the species, which is essential for assessing its population status and the development of sustainable management strategies. To address this, we collated 1 564 reports on Australian Brushturkey distribution, from 1788 to April 2004. We show that the birds have disappeared from areas in the south, such as near Jindabyne, and from areas in the west, such as the Pilliga. The most obvious reasons for such a contraction are habitat destruction, hunting and predation by foxes and cats. At the same time, Brush-turkeys have recently been reported in the east, in coastal areas and the periphery of cities where the birds were previously absent or extirpated. However, we argue that such an apparent expansion should be viewed with caution, as this could partly also be explained by an increase in reporting activity, reduction in hunting pressure, and feeding by members of the public. Our analysis suggests that although the species has increased in numbers in coastal areas, it has withdrawn from regions in the southern and western part of its distribution.
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Shute, Elen, Gavin J. Prideaux, and Trevor H. Worthy. "Taxonomic review of the late Cenozoic megapodes (Galliformes: Megapodiidae) of Australia." Royal Society Open Science 4, no. 6 (June 2017): 170233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170233.

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Megapodes are unusual galliform birds that use passive heat sources to incubate their eggs. Evolutionary relationships of extant megapode taxa have become clearer with the advent of molecular analyses, but the systematics of large, extinct forms ( Progura gallinacea , Progura naracoortensis ) from the late Cenozoic of Australia has been a source of confusion. It was recently suggested that the two species of Progura were synonymous, and that this taxon dwarfed into the extant malleefowl Leipoa ocellata in the Late Pleistocene. Here, we review previously described fossils along with newly discovered material from several localities, and present a substantial taxonomic revision. We show that P. gallinacea and P. naracoortensis are generically distinct, describe two new species of megapode from the Thylacoleo Caves of south-central Australia, and a new genus from Curramulka Quarry in southern Australia. We also show that L. ocellata was contemporaneous with larger species. Our phylogenetic analysis places four extinct taxa in a derived clade with the extant Australo-Papuan brush-turkeys Talegalla fuscirostris , L. ocellata , Alectura lathami and Aepypodius bruijnii . Therefore, diversity of brush-turkeys halved during the Quaternary, matching extinction rates of scrubfowl in the Pacific. Unlike extant brush-turkeys, all the extinct taxa appear to have been burrow-nesters.
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Fabian, Megan C., Amelia S. Cook, and Julie M. Old. "Attitudes towards wildlife conservation." Australian Zoologist 40, no. 4 (January 2020): 585–604. http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/az.2019.017.

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People's attitudes towards the conservation of Australian wildlife is of particular importance as the types of attitudes people hold can have a significant impact on conservation solutions. We investigated attitudes held towards Australian wildlife and conservation solutions. A sample of 312 residents participated in an online questionnaire. An ‘ecoscientistic’ attitude was the most commonly held attitude, highlighting that wildlife are appreciated for the role they play within our ecosystem. There was a significant association between age and attitude towards Koala Phascolarctos cinereus and Crownof-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci conservation and a significant association between socio-economic status and attitude towards Brush-turkey Alectura lathami conservation. Most participants agreed that action should be taken towards wildlife conservation in the future. Conservation managers and other key stakeholders need to capitalise on this information to increase public support for Australian wildlife, and encourage conservation action. Significant associations between attitude and some sociodemographic characteristics were observed, however more research between attitude and sociodemographic associations is recommended, including in other regions of Australia and internationally.
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Göth, Ann, and Lee Astheimer. "Development of mound-building in Australian brush-turkeys (Alectura lathami): the role of learning, testosterone and body mass." Australian Journal of Zoology 54, no. 2 (2006): 71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo06007.

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Australian brush-turkeys (Alectura lathami) hatch in incubation mounds of organic material and have no parental role models to learn from. When raised in outdoor aviaries, without adults, four of six males built incubation mounds at an early age of 4.5–9 months. The two males without mounds were the only ones without detectable levels of testosterone (T) at 4.5 months, whereas body mass did not explain the presence or absence of mound building. At the age of 11 months, all males had detectable T, including those without mounds. This study also investigated the development of social dominance in males kept in mixed-sex groups for 4.5 months. At this latter age, higher-ranked males tended to have higher T levels (P = 0.076), whereas dominance ranks at 4.5 months were not correlated with body mass or size, either at this age or at hatching. Overall, these results suggest that mound building develops without learning, and there is a relationship between T levels and dominance status as well as the absence or presence of mound building. These findings contribute to discussions on the role of learning in behavioural development and the role of T and body mass in avian life history.
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Seymour, Roger S., Sue Runciman, and Russell V. Baudinette. "Development of maximum metabolic rate and pulmonary diffusing capacity in the superprecocial Australian Brush Turkey Alectura lathami: An allometric and morphometric study." Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 150, no. 2 (June 2008): 169–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2006.03.018.

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Warnken, Jan, Simon Hodgkison, Clyde Wild, and Darryl Jones. "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, no. 2 (February 2004): 109–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2003.11.002.

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Jones, Darryl N. "Social Organization and Sexual Interactions in Australian Brush-turkeys (Alectura lathami): Implications of Promiscuity in a Mound-building Megapode." Ethology 84, no. 2 (April 26, 2010): 89–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1990.tb00787.x.

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Göth, Ann. "Mound and Mate Choice in a Polyandrous Megapode: Females Lay More and Larger Eggs in Nesting Mounds With the Best Incubation Temperatures." Auk 124, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 253–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/124.1.253.

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AbstractMales of the polyandrous Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) build mounds of leaf litter, in which incubation heat is produced by microbial decomposition. Females lay eggs singly, at intervals of several days, over many months. For each egg, they select an incubation mound in which to lay, and they then typically copulate with the male mound-owner; mound choice is, thus, usually equal to mate choice. Freed from incubation and maternal care, these females can invest considerable time and energy in assessing and choosing their potential mates. Low or high incubation temperatures inside the mounds have negative effects on embryos and chicks, and temperatures vary considerably both between and within mounds. Here, I show that mounds with mean incubation temperatures ranging from approximately 32°C to 35°C received more eggs than cooler or warmer mounds. Similarly, when the size of each egg was compared with its temperature when found in the mound, larger eggs were deposited mainly in mound material at temperatures between approximately 32°C and 35°C, whereas smaller eggs were laid at temperatures above and below this range. Egg size was included as a factor describing female mate choice, because egg size in relation to body size is exceptionally large, which indicates considerable female investment. Overall, these results suggest that the temperature in the males’ incubation mounds considerably affects female mate choice.Selección del Montículo y de la Pareja en un Megápodo Poliándrico: Las Hembras Ponen Más y Mayores Huevos en los Montículos de Nidificación con las Mejores Temperaturas de Incubación
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"INNATE PREDATOR-RECOGNITION IN AUSTRALIAN BRUSH-TURKEY (ALECTURA LATHAMI, MEGAPODIIDAE) HATCHLINGS." Behaviour 138, no. 1 (2001): 117–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853901750077826.

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Hall, Matthew J., John M. Martin, Alicia L. Burns, and Dieter F. Hochuli. "Unexpected dispersal of Australian brush‐turkeys ( Alectura lathami ) in an urban landscape." Austral Ecology, July 18, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.13224.

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Milledge, David, Norman Graham, and Jill Smith. "The decline and likely loss of a population of the Northern Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus in Tyagarah Nature Reserve on the New South Wales Far North Coast." Australian Zoologist, August 4, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/az.2021.025.

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ABSTRACT A population of the Northern Long-nosed Potoroo Potorous tridactylus tridactylus in Tyagarah Nature Reserve on the far north coast of New South Wales was first recorded in 1985. In 1992, a cage-trapping study captured 15 individuals in the central section of the reserve and the population was estimated at 80–90 individuals at that time. A subsequent cage-trapping study in 2004 captured four individuals in the southern section of the reserve, but further cage- and camera-trapping surveys in 2009 and 2012 failed to detect any individuals. Additional camera-trapping surveys between 2012 and 2015 and more intensive surveys between 2015 and 2016 also failed to detect any individuals. The lack of detections from targeted surveys over seven years between 2009 and 2016 suggests that the Tyagarah population of the subspecies has been lost. Reasons for this loss are unclear but may be due to a combination of factors including isolation of the reserve by urban development and highway upgrades, a lack of fire for 40 years, competition for food with the local population of the Australian Brush-turkey Alectura lathami, prolonged drought and possibly, predation by the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes and non-target effects of predator control programs.
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