Effects of nest reuse and onset of incubation on microbial growth and viability of Wood Duck eggs

Condor

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 720-725

  Walls, Johnathan G ^a   Hepp, Gary R ^a   Eckhardt, Lori G ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aix sponsa; Egg viability; Microbial ecology; Nest reuse; Onset of incubation; Wood Duck

Indexed keywords

AIX; AIX SPONSA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84870494225     PISSN: 00105422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/cond.2012.110105     Document Type: Article

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