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Warm Is Better: Incubation Temperature Influences Apparent Survival and Recruitment of Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)

Avian parents that physically incubate their eggs must balance demands of self-maintenance with providing the proper thermal environment for egg development. Low incubation temperatures can lengthen the incubation period and produce changes in neonate phenotype that may influence subsequent survival...

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Main Authors: Hepp, Gary R., Kennamer, Robert A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471843/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23077669
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047777
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