Intraclutch variation in egg conductance facilitates hatching synchrony of Canada Geese

Condor

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 447-454

  Clark, Mark E ^a   Boonstra, Todd A ^a,b   Reed, Wendy L ^a   Gastecki, Michelle L ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b United States Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Branta canadensis; Canada Goose; Conductance; Porosity; Position in the sequence of laying

Indexed keywords

ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 77956898577     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2010.100004     Document Type: Article

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