Regulation of development time and hatch synchronization in Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans)

Functional Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 475-482

  Nicolai, C A ^a,c   Sedinger, J S ^a,c   Wege, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Egg; Hatching asynchrony; Incubation; Metabolism; Precocial

Indexed keywords

EGG; HATCHING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INCUBATION; SYNCHRONY; VOCALIZATION;

AVES; BRANTA; BRANTA BERNICLA; BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942534121     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00860.x     Document Type: Article

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