Importance of nest type on the regulation of humidity in bird nests

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-31

  Deeming, D Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient air; Bird; Egg; Nest; Shell conductance; Water vapour pressure

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD NEST; EGG; EGG SHELL; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER VAPOR; WEIGHT;

AVES;

EID: 79954534276     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815511X13013963263739     Document Type: Article

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