Moorhen Gallinula Chloropus Females Lay Eggs of Different Size and β-Carotene Content

Ardea

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Fenoglio, Stefano ^a   Cucco, Marco ^a   Malacarne, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

carotene; Egg composition; Gallinula chloropus; Inter clutch variability

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; EGG SIZE; NUTRIENT; SURVIVAL;

AVES; GALLINULA CHLOROPUS;

EID: 0344083578     PISSN: 03732266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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