Eggshell permeability: A standard technique for determining interspecific rates of water vapor conductance

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1023-1031

  Portugal, Steven ^a   Maurer, Golo ^a   Cassey, Phillip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIRD; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EGGSHELL; EVAPORATION; LABORATORY METHOD; MUSEUM; PERMEABILITY; WATER VAPOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; DUCK; EGG SHELL; GALLIFORMES; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DUCKS; EGG SHELL; GALLIFORMES; PERMEABILITY; WATER;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; GALLUS GALLUS; LARUS RIDIBUNDUS; NUMIDA MELEAGRIS;

EID: 78649588352     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/656287     Document Type: Article

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