The optimal shape of avian eggs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 656-662

  Barta, Z ^a,c   Szekely T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birds; Clutch size; Egg shape; Genetic algorithm; Incubation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EGG SHAPE; OPTIMAL SHAPE;

AVES; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 0030809191     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.1997.00136.x     Document Type: Article

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