Novel observations of cleaning interactions between eastern grey kangaroos and three Australian bird species
Hirsch, Ben T. (2023) Novel observations of cleaning interactions between eastern grey kangaroos and three Australian bird species. Food Webs, 37. e00319.
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Abstract
A variety of animals have been observed cleaning ectoparasites off of another species. In terrestrial systems, the most common interactions involve birds cleaning mammals. Despite the high density and wide distribution of kangaroos across Australia, there are almost no known records of bird-kangaroo cleaner relationships. Here I report multiple observations of bird-kangaroo interactions recorded with camera traps. This study replicates a previous report of Willie Wagtail (Rhipidura leucophyrs) cleaning, as well as details observations of two new bird species observed perching on Eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus). These results indicate bird-macropod cleaning interactions may be more common than previously reported.
| Item ID: | 80817 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2352-2496 |
| Keywords: | Bird-mammal interaction, Cleaner, Eastern grey kangaroo, Magpie-lark, Mutualism, Pied butcherbird, Willie wagtail |
| Copyright Information: | © 2023 The Author. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Funders: | Australian Research Council (ARC) |
| Projects and Grants: | ARC LP180100267 |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2024 23:03 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3103 Ecology > 310308 Terrestrial ecology @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 28 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 2801 Expanding knowledge > 280102 Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences @ 100% |
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