Evolution of eggshell structure during rapid range expansion in a passerine bird

Functional Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1215-1222

  Stein, Laura R ^a,b   Badyaev, Alexander V ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpodacus mexicanus; Eggshell structure; Gas exchange; House finch; Humidity; Incubation; Porosity; Range expansion; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; COLONIZATION; DEHYDRATION; EGGSHELL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMIDITY; INCUBATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PASSERINE; POROSITY; RANGE EXPANSION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALABAMA; ARIZONA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CARPODACUS MEXICANUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 80855138678     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2011.01887.x     Document Type: Article

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