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Rebecca L. Boulton, Auteur ; Phillip Cassey, AuteurWhile understanding heat exchange between incubating adults and their eggs is central to the study of avian incubation energetics, current theory based on thermal measurements from dummy eggs reveals little about the mechanisms of this heat exch[...]
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Rebecca L. Boulton, Auteur ; Yvan Richard, Auteur ; Doug P. Armstrong, AuteurThe decline of avian populations in fragmented landscapes is often attributed to a decrease in nest survival rates for species breeding within these habitats. We tested whether fragment size and connectivity, livestock grazing, predator density [...]
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Phillip Cassey, Auteur ; John G. Ewen, Auteur ; Rebecca L. Boulton, Auteur ; Filiz Karadas, Auteur ; Anders P. Moller, Auteur ; Tim M. Blackburn, AuteurMaternally deposited carotenoids are a prominent component of egg yolk and are vital for the development and growth of the embryo. In most studies of avian yolk carotenoids, eggs are destructively sampled and this may limit both the number of cl[...]
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Kaat Brulez, Auteur ; Pankaj K. Choudhary, Auteur ; Golo Maurer, Auteur ; Steven J. Portugal, Auteur ; Rebecca L. Boulton, Auteur ; Simone L. Webber, Auteur ; Phillip Cassey, AuteurEggshell pattern scoring, a method to quantify the degree of surface maculation, can potentially be a quick, inexpensive and reliable method to obtain information on eggshell appearance and spot patterns. The key pigment responsible for red-brow[...]
