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| Dekker, R.W.R.J.; Argeloo, M.; Jepson, P.. |
| Two nesting grounds of the Moluccan Megapode, Eulipoa wallacei (G.R. Gray, 1860) located on the islands of Haruku and Halmahera, Indonesia, are described. Together they provide nesting opportunities for more than half of the estimated world population of this endangered megapode. Further information is given on six additional nesting grounds. Data are presented on size and origin of the megapode populations using these sites, egg-laying season, behaviour, and measurements of birds and eggs in relation to their breeding strategy of using solar heat for the incubation of their eggs. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Moluccan Megapode; Eulipoa wallacei; Indonesia; Haruku; Halmahera; Nesting grounds; 42.73. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/318499 |
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| Baker, G.C.. |
| The Moluccan megapode Eulipoa wallacei (G.R. Gray, 1860) lays its eggs at night in the sand at communal nesting beaches. The majority of the world’s Moluccan megapode population rely on only two nesting grounds on the islands of Halmahera and Haruku, Indonesia. An understanding of the ecological characteristics of these breeding sites is thus important in terms of conservation. Studies of the largest of the two nesting grounds in Halmahera have shown specific temporal and spatial patterns of egg laying. In this paper I discuss the adaptive significance and conservation implications of these laying patterns. |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Moluccan megapode; Eulipoa wallacei; Egg production; Lunar synchrony; 42.83. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/219420 |
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