| Titre : | The effect of egg size on post-hatching development in the Razorbill: an experimental study |
| Auteurs : | J. M. Hipfner, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of Avian Biology (31(2) JUN 2000) |
| Article en page(s) : | 112-118 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Résumé : | A recent experimental study reported that Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia chicks that hatched from large eggs grew their wing feathers more quickly than did small-egg chicks. There is little evidence of this (or any other) egg-size effect on post-hatching development in other birds. Thick-billed Murres are marine birds of the family Alcidae that employ the unique "intermediate" developmental strategy: chicks go to sea after 15-30 days at the nest site, at |



