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An isotopic assessment of protein from diet and endogenous stores: effects on egg production and incubation behaviour of geese

Joel A. Schmutz, Auteur ; Keith A. Hobson, Auteur ; Julie A. Morse, Auteur

Dans Ardea (94(3) 2006)

Little empirical information exists to assess to what degree geese use a capital versus income breeding strategy for investing nutrients into eggs. We used stable isotope methods to directly estimate the sources of protein deposited into egg yol[...]

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