Investigating the possible change in breeding strategy of African black oystercatchers
Includes bibliographical references. === African Black Oystercatchers (Haematopus moquini) have a modal clutch size of two eggs but occasionally lay one or three eggs. It has been noted that an increase in frequency of larger threeand even four-egg clutches has occurred over the last few decades. By...
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Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12975 |