Differential effects of egg albumen content on barn swallow nestlings in relation to hatch order

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 981-993

  Ferrari, R P ^a   Martinelli, R ^a   Saino, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumen; Egg mass; Hatch order; Laying order; Yolk

Indexed keywords

OVALBUMIN;

EGG DEVELOPMENT; EGG SIZE; FITNESS; MATERNAL EFFECT; NESTLING; ONTOGENY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOLOGY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METABOLISM; NESTING; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWALLOW (BIRD);

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVALBUMIN; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; SWALLOWS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 33646470051     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01030.x     Document Type: Article

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