Female Pied Flycatchers fail to respond to variations in nest humidity

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 113-119

  Kern, M D ^a   Cowie, R J ^b  

^a 931 College Mall   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Egg water loss; Eggshell; Ficedula hypoleuca; Nest humidity; Pied flycatcher; Water vapor conductance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HATCHING; HOME; HUMIDITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0033826217     PISSN: 10956433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1095-6433(00)00242-7     Document Type: Article

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