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EGG DIMENSIONS OF SOME ASCENSION ISLAND SEA‐BIRDS
Author(s) -
Stonehouse Bernard
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1963.tb06768.x
Subject(s) - geography , oceanography , biology , zoology , geology
SUMMARY The lengths and greatest diameters of over 2,000 eggs of ten species of sea‐birds were measured on Ascension Island and off‐lying stacks; some eggs were also weighed. Means with standard deviations and extreme measurements are presented, together with brief descriptions and a short discussion of egg shape, size, and variability within and between species.