Quantification of Japanese Quail Eggshell Colour by Image Analysis

The Japanese quail lays eggs with colourful and patterned shells which make the eggshell colour difficult to classify. In this study, the method of measuring colour of patchy eggs using image analyses and its power to discriminate among individual variation were established. Estimated repeatability...

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Main Authors: METIN SEZER, OGUZ TEKELIOGLU
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602009000100010