A consistent long-lasting pattern of spatial variation in egg size and shape in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Abstract Background Interspecies variation in avian egg shape and size is understandable in terms of adaptation, allometry and phylogeny. Within-species variation in egg properties influences offspring fitness and can be explained by differences in allocation of resources into reproductive component...
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BMC
2018-10-01
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| Serie: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Accesso online: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-018-0279-4 |