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Intraclutch eggshell colour variation in birds: are females able to identify their eggs individually?
BACKGROUND: One possibility suggested regarding female post-mating strategies is differential allocation into offspring investment. Female birds produce not only the largest, but also most colourful eggs of all oviparous taxa. Larger eggs provide space for bigger embryos, or more nutrition for their...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5581944/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28875071 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3707 |