Wood duck eggshell membranes predict duckling numbers

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 299-301

  Davis, J Brian ^a,c   Kaminski, Richard M ^a   Stephens, Scott E ^a,b,d  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ducks Unlimited Incorporated   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d University of Missouri ^*

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; Clutch; Duckling; Egg; Eggshell membrane; Mississippi; Wood duck

Indexed keywords

EGGSHELL; NESTLING; PREDICTION; WATERFOWL;

AIX SPONSA;

EID: 0031787975     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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