Effects of phylogeny and hatchling maturity on allometric relationships between female body mass and the mass and composition of bird eggs

Avian and Poultry Biology Reviews

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-37

  Deeming, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Albumen; Bird; Developmental maturity; Egg composition; Female body mass; Mass; Phylogeny; Shell; Yolk

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 40449098502     PISSN: 14702061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/147020607X245039     Document Type: Review

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