Multicomponent shell traits are consistent with an individual recognition function of the appearance of common murre (Uria aalge) eggs: A biological replication study

Abstract In dense breeding colonies, and despite having no nest structure, common murres (or guillemots: Uria aalge) are still able to identify their own eggs. Each female murre's egg is thought to be recognized individually by the shell's avian‐perceivable traits. This is because the eggs...

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Main Authors: Rebecca L. Ducay, Alec B. Luro, Erpur S. Hansen, Mark E. Hauber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7264