The Avian Egg: Water Vapor Conductance, Shell Thickness, and Functional Pore Area
1974/01/01 by Amos Ar, A. Ar, C. V. Paganelli +5 · 38 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Immunology and Microbiology · Environmental Science · #Animal Nutrition and Physiology #Bird parasitology and diseases #Avian ecology and behavior
paper · doi:10.2307/1366725
Abstract
A. Ar, C. V. Paganelli, R. B. Reeves, D. G. Greene, H. Rahn; The Avian Egg: Water Vapor Conductance, Shell Thickness, and Functional Pore Area, The Condor:
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