A geometric method for determining shape of bird eggs

Auk

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1179-1186

  Baker, Douglas E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EGG; GEOMETRY; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

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EID: 0036824157     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/auk/119.4.1179     Document Type: Article

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