The Avian Egg: Incubation Time and Water Loss

1974/01/01 by H. Rahn, Hermann Rahn, A. Ar +1 · 24 citations
Environmental Science · #Avian ecology and behavior

paper · doi:10.2307/1366724

Abstract

H. Rahn, A. Ar; The Avian Egg: Incubation Time and Water Loss, The Condor: Ornithological Applications, Volume 76, Issue 2, 1 April 1974, Pages 147–152, ht

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