Artificial incubation of trumpeter swan eggs: Selected factors affecting hatchability

Zoo Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 403-414

  Hamilton, Emma C ^a   Hunter, D B ^a   Smith, Dale A ^a   Michel, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial incubation; Cygnus buccinator; Egg collection; Egg weight loss; Hatchability; Trumpeter swan

Indexed keywords

ANSERIFORMES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYGNUS BUCCINATOR;

EID: 0033268076     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1999)18:5<403::AID-ZOO5>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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