Abstract
In the mallee scrub of South Australia, a polygynous Malleefowl Lapoa ocellata mated to two females was discovered. Each female laid her eggs in a separate mound of sand and decaying vegetation: one produced a clutch of 30 eggs, the other a clutch of 29 eggs. The male divided his time between the two mounds and females until one of the females disappeared, whereupon he shifted his attention solely to the remaining female and her mound. After seven weeks of inactivity, the abandoned mound's egg chamber remained at 34°C, the normal incubation temperature. The abandoned mound's temperature stability and the male's polygyny may have both been made possible by favorable environmental conditions attributable to higher than normal rainfall.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
