Effects of early incubation constancy on embryonic development: An experimental study in the herring gull Larus argentatus

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 416-421

  Kim, Sin Yeon ^a   Monaghan, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Hatching; Herring gull; Incubation condition; Incubation constancy; Incubation length

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG PRODUCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HATCHING; INCUBATION TIME; LARUS ARGENTATUS; NESTING; NONHUMAN;

AVES; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 33646852609     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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