Intraclutch variation in egg size of Canada geese
- 1 December 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 65 (12) , 3044-3047
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z87-461
Abstract
Variation in egg size relative to laying sequence was examined for clutches of captive and wild western Canada geese (Branta canadensis moffitti). Eggs laid in the middle of a sequence were very similar in size and were larger than the first and last eggs of a clutch, which did not differ. Intraclutch variation in egg size in Canada geese may be caused by hormonal changes during egg formation and at the onset of incubation.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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