Keywords:
Birds-Eggs.
;
Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (657 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780226057811
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4437804
DDC:
598.14/68
Language:
English
Note:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- EGG ANATOMY & -- PHYSIOLOGY -- EGG SIZE & -- SHAPE -- EGG COLORATION & -- PATTERNING -- NESTS & -- EGGS -- BREEDING STRATEGIES:CLUTCH SIZE -- BREEDING STRATEGIES:NEST PARASITISM -- SCIENCE & -- EGGCOLLECTIONS -- THE EGGS -- WATER BIRDS -- LARGE NON PASSERINE LAND BIRDS -- SMALL NON PASSERINE LAND BIRDS -- PASSERINES -- APPENDICES -- GLOSSARY -- RESOURCES & -- USEFULINFORMATION -- The CLASSIFICATION of BIRDS -- INDEX by COMMON NAME -- INDEX by SCIENTIFIC NAME -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.