Ecological importance of the thermal emissivity of avian eggshells.
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Summary
The present study finds that the thermal emissivity of eggshells may be ecologically important, and that an evolutionary pressure towards lower emISSivity for exposed eggs in cold climates exists.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2012-05-21
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 33
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Keywords
Emissivity, Nest (protein structural motif), Eggshell, Foraging, Ecology
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