A nesting ground of Dusky Megapode (Megapode freycinet Gaimard) at the coastal of Rumberpon Island

Freddy Pattiselanno (Megapode Specialist Group; Animal Science Laboratory, Universitas Negeri Papua, Manokwari)   There are 22 species of Megapodes (Megapodiidae, Galliformes) that rely on external sources of heat to incubate their eggs: bury in volcanic soils, in soils heated by the sun or in mounds of rotting leaves (Jones et al., 1995). It was recognized …