Avian eggshell thickness in relation to egg morphometrics, embryonic development, and mercury contamination

Abstract Eggshell thickness is important for physiological, ecological, and ecotoxicological studies on birds; however, empirical eggshell thickness measurements for many species and regions are limited. We measured eggshell thickness at the equator and the egg poles for 12 avian species and related...

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Main Authors: Sarah H. Peterson, Joshua T. Ackerman, Mark P. Herzog, Matthew S. Toney, Breanne Cooney, C. Alex Hartman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6570