Effects of incubation conditions and offspring sex on embryonic development and survival in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

Auk

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1239-1248

  Gorman, Helen E ^a   Orr, Kate J ^a   Adam, Aileen ^a   Nager, Ruedi G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early development; Egg quality; Embryo mortality; Embryo sex; Hatching success; Incubation; Sex differences; Taeniopygia guttata; Zebra Finch

Indexed keywords

EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; INCUBATION; MORTALITY; PASSERINE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 28844494516     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1642/0004-8038(2005)122[1239:EOICAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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