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Professor of Animal Behaviour, Flinders University

A Small Tree Finch from the Galápagos Islands with an enlarged nostril caused by a parasite. Katharina J Peters

June 12, 2019

A parasite attack on Darwin’s finches means they’re losing their lovesong

Katharina J. Peters, Flinders University and Sonia Kleindorfer, Flinders University

An infestation as a chick leads to enlarged nostrils in the beak of Darwin finches, and that affects their mating call.

Darwin’s finch nestlings are highly vulnerable to a parasitic fly – unless their folks fumigate the nest. Sarah A. Knutie

May 8, 2014

No fly zone: Darwin’s finches self‑fumigate (with a little help)

Sonia Kleindorfer, Flinders University

When a bird species is threatened by nest parasites, you might think the logical next step is to fumigate – unsurprisingly, though, physically spraying nests (as you might spray an infested house) is disruptive…

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