Incubation temperature of the pigeon embryo (Columba livia)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-57

  Vatnick, Itzick ^a   Foertsch, Susan ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth and development; Incubation temperature; Pigeons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032001431     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(97)00046-6     Document Type: Article

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