Artificial incubation of kakapo Strigops habroptilus eggs and brooding of chicks while in the nest, Codfish Island, New Zealand
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Jansen W.P. (2005) Artificial incubation of kakapo Strigops habroptilus eggs and brooding of chicks while in the nest, Codfish Island, New Zealand. Conservation Evidence, 2, 6-7
Abstract
There appears to be a risk of kakapo Strigops habroptilus eggs chilling when the female is away feeding. Since 1997 all kakapo nests had heat pads applied when the female was off the nest and supplementary food was provided to reduce the time necessary to forage. No mortality events have since occurred that can be attributed to chilling.