Vitellogenin dynamics during egg-laying: Daily variation, repeatability and relationship with egg size

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-398

  Salvante, Katrina G ^a   Williams, Tony D ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG SIZE;

AVES; FRINGILLIDAE; GALLIFORMES; TAENIOPYGIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 0036950405     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-048X.2002.02920.x     Document Type: Article

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