Physiological ecology of incubation of ptarmigan eggs at high and low altitudes

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 211-218

  Carey, Cynthia ^a   Martin, Kathy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Egg mass; Eggshell conductance; High altitude; Incubation; Water loss; White tailed ptarmigan; Willow ptarmigan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031431504     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1997.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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