Increase in membrane thickness during development compensates for eggshell thinning due to calcium uptake by the embryo in falcons

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 143-151

  Castilla, Aurora M ^a,b   Van Dongen, Stefan ^c   Herrel, Anthony ^d   Francesch, Amadeu ^e   Martínez De Aragón, Juan ^f   Malone, Jim ^g   José Negro, Juan ^b  

^a Estación Biológica y de Cultura Científica de Sanaüja   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^e IRTA   (Spain)

^f CENTRE TECNOLÒGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

CITES; Conservation; Egg membrane; Egg laying sequence; Eggshell thickness; Hybrid; Raptor

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM; CITES; CONSERVATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG PRODUCTION; EGGSHELL; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HYBRID; MEMBRANE; MODEL TEST; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CALCIUM INTAKE; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; EGG SHELL; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM, DIETARY; EGG SHELL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FALCONIFORMES; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; OVIPOSITION;

AVES; FALCONIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 77949423563     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0620-z     Document Type: Article

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