Journal article
The use of simple measurements to determine the age of silver gull eggs
Wildlife Research, Vol.7(1), pp.113-115
1980
Abstract
The fresh weight of silver gull eggs is closely related to the volume, which is calculable from the length and breadth. Since eggs lose weight at a constant rate during incubation, the density (weight/volume) indicates the duration of incubation. Accuracy of the method was ± 2 days in 217 of 250 tests. A curve of age against density is provided
Details
- Title
- The use of simple measurements to determine the age of silver gull eggs
- Authors/Creators
- R.D. Wooller (Author/Creator)J.N. Dunlop (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Wildlife Research, Vol.7(1), pp.113-115
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005544400407891
- Copyright
- © 1980, CSIRO.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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