Cracking a Developmental Constraint: Egg Size and Bird Evolution

Records of the Australian Museum

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-216

  Dyke, Gareth J ^a   Kaiser, Gary W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL BRITISH COLUMBIA MUSEUM   (Canada)

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EID: 77953814769     PISSN: 22014349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.62.2010.1547     Document Type: Article

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