References
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EFFECTS OF VARIABLE HUMIDITY ON EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT AND HATCHING SUCCESS OF MOURNING DOVES
- Environmental Science
- 1992
ABSmAcr.-Newly laid Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) eggs were held at a constant temperature of 37.5?C at one of three relative humidities: 0-5% ("arid"); 35-45% ("intermediate"); and 95-100%…
The egg: a compartmentalized, aseptically packaged food
- Biology
- 1994
Of the many contributions of the female to the overall breeding success of her species, two are of particular relevance in the context of this chapter. First, she endows an egg with a large, dense…
The Microbiological Contamination of Egg Shells and Egg Packing Materials
- Biology
- 1964
The microbiology of egg shells and egg packing materials has received inadequate attention and eggs were exposed to contamination from a wide variety of sources, the chief ones being feces, manure, and soil.
The cuticle: A barrier to liquid and particle penetration of the shell of the hen's egg
- Environmental Science
- 1973
A function akin to that of the plastron of insect eggs proposed is proposed, which indicated that the pores without a cap and plug of cuticular material resisted the movement of water.
The effects of exposure and microbes on hatchability of eggs in open‐cup and cavity nests
- Biology, Environmental Science
- 2007
The data suggest that open-cup nesters may face constraints on reproduction different from those that cavity nesters face, and therefore may make choices regarding incubation that reflect these challenges.
Factors affecting hatchability during commercial incubation of ostrich (Struthio camelus) eggs.
- Biology, MedicineBritish poultry science
- 1995
Embryonic mortality was high at the start and end of incubation and Mortality of late stage embryos was related to percentage water loss and mass specific water vapour conductance of the shell, with extremes of the ranges causing the highest mortality.
Microbial infection affects egg viability and incubation behavior in a tropical passerine
- Biology, Environmental Science
- 2005
First evidence that microbes can infect unincubated eggs of a wild bird is provided, and that infection and ambient temperature act independently to reduce hatching success is provided.
Experimental evidence that keeping eggs dry is a mechanism for the antimicrobial effects of avian incubation
- Environmental Science, BiologyNaturwissenschaften
- 2010
It is shown that water increases microbial growth on eggshells and that incubation nullifies these effects, suggesting that removal of water from egg surfaces is one proximate mechanism for the antimicrobial effects of incubation.
The causes of the mortality of eggs and nestlings ofPasser sp.
- Environmental ScienceJournal of Biosciences
- 2007
The role of microorganisms, heavy metals, pesticides and food shortage were investigated as possible causes of embryo and nestling deaths and the level of sublethal doses of heavy metals and pesticides are much lower that reported in the literature.