The effect of developmental stage on eggshell thickness variation in endangered falcons

Zoology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 184-188

  Castilla, Aurora M ^a   Herrel, Anthony ^b   Robles, Hugo ^c,d   Malone, Jim ^e   Negro, Juan José ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Avian raptor; Egg laying sequence; Eggshell thinning; Environmental contamination

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPAIN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; EMBRYOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EGG SHELL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; SPAIN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; FALCONIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 77949423205     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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