From dispenser to nest: collection of fumigated material repels parasites across behavioural traits in Darwin’s finches
Lauren K Common, Sonia Kleindorfer, Andrew C Katsis, Katherine Albán Morales, Dominique M E Quirola, Birgit Fessl · 2025
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Lauren K Common and co-authors test a conservation trick for Darwin's finches on Floreana Island in the Galápagos. Their 2025 study targets an invasive fly whose larvae feed on nestling blood and kill many chicks. The method offers finches nesting material treated with insecticide, which the birds carry to the nest themselves.
About fifty-seven percent of nests held treated material, and more material meant fewer parasites. The team also tested whether bold or shy traits changed how much a bird used the dispensers, and found no effect from either trait. The authors back the dispensers as a tool that works across the full range of bird temperaments, and suggest study of material and placement choices next.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lauren K Common, Sonia Kleindorfer, Andrew C Katsis, Katherine Albán Morales, Dominique M E Quirola, Birgit Fessl |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |