Embryo development influences the isotopic signatures of egg components in incubated eggs

Condor

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 361-365

  Sharp, Christopher M ^a   Abraham, Kenneth F ^a   Burness, Gary ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo development; Incubation; Nutrient utilization; Resource allocation; Stable carbon isotope; Stable nitrogen isotope

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 67650269667     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.090011     Document Type: Article

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