The effects of incubation temperature on the morphology and composition of Australian Brush-turkey (Alectura lathami) chicks

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 875-882

  Eiby, Yvonne A ^a   Booth, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hatchling; Incubation temperature; Lipid; Megapode birds; Morphology; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BODY WATER; EGG; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY SIZE; BODY WATER; EGG YOLK; EGGS; FEMALE; GALLIFORMES; MALE; QUEENSLAND; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE;

ALECTURA LATHAMI; AVES; GALLIFORMES; MEGAPODIIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 70350166295     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0370-4     Document Type: Article

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