Variation in incubation periods and egg metabolism in Mallards: Intrinsic mechanisms to promote hatch synchrony

Condor

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 224-228

  Maccluskie, Margaret C ^a   Flint, Paul L ^b   Sedinger, James S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b US National Biological Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Anas platyrhynchos; egg; incubation; incubation length; Mallard; metabolism

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANAS SP.; PLATYRHYNCHOS;

EID: 0030936046     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1370245     Document Type: Article

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