Intraclutch variation in avian eggshell pigmentation: the anaemia hypothesis
Intraclutch variation in avian eggshell pigmentation: the anaemia hypothesis
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer
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English
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Many passerine species lay eggs that are speckled with dark protoporphyrin pigmentation. Because protoporphyrin is mainly derived from the blood, we here formulate and test a new hypothesis that links an increase in anaemia along the laying sequence to within-clutch variation in egg pigmentation. More intense pigmentation is expected if pigments ac...
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Intraclutch variation in avian eggshell pigmentation: the anaemia hypothesis
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1093454199
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1093454199
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0029-8549
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1432-1939
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10.1007/s00442-012-2304-1
