Egg development time in the Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata varies with laying order and clutch size

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Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 725-733

  Griffith, Simon C ^a,b   Gilby, Amanda J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developmental time; Differential investment; Egg contents; Laying sequence; Maternal effects; Zebra Finch

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CLUTCH SIZE; EGG DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HATCHING; MATERNAL EFFECT; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

AVES; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84884354543     PISSN: 00191019     EISSN: 1474919X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12076     Document Type: Article

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