Upper lethal temperatures of northern bobwhite embryos and the thermal properties of their eggs

Poultry Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Reyna, K S ^a   Burggren, W W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian development; Colinus virginianus; Incubation; Northern bobwhite; Upper lethal temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 83755178039     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2011-01676     Document Type: Article

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