Results
The pilot study found no significant difference between ground and arboreal nests (χ2 = 0.210, p = 0.647) indicating the full study can use ground and arboreal nests, and that the arboreal nests are being predated. The pilot did however find a significant difference in predation rates between nests with and without the plasticine eggs (χ2 = 17.681, ρ < 0.001), possibly due to the olfactory cues the plasticine was emitting, indicating either a different material for artificial eggs should be used, or steps should be taken to reduce the smell. It should also be noted that every day of the trial, at least 1 plasticine egg was completely eviscerated preventing predator identification.