Egg size variation among tropical and temperate songbirds: An embryonic temperature hypothesis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 105, Issue 27, 2008, Pages 9268-9271

  Martin, Thomas E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clutch size; Incubation; Life history; Passerines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; EGG SIZE; EMBRYO; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; ARIZONA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL SIZE; CLUTCH SIZE; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OVUM; SONGBIRDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE; VENEZUELA;

AVES;

EID: 48249111407     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0709366105     Document Type: Article

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