The effects of low dietary calcium during egg-laying on eggshell formation and skeletal calcium reserves in the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata

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Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 205-215

  Reynolds, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CLUTCH SIZE; DIET; EGGSHELL; LIMITING FACTOR; PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035081608     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2001.tb04476.x     Document Type: Article

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