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Egg Coloration

Egg Coloration is a morphological attribute denoting the pigmentation pattern and hue exhibited on the eggshell surface, distinguishing it from other structural or textural eggshell characteristics within avian and reptilian reproductive biology.

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2017–2026

62

Variants

Egg Pigmentation

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Avian egg colour and sexual selection: does eggshell pigmentation reflect female condition and genetic quality?

Juan Moreno, José Luis Osorno · Ecology Letters · 2003 · 325 citations

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Egg‐morphs and host preference in the common cuckoo (<i>Cuculus canorus</i>): an analysis of cuckoo and host eggs from European museum collections

Arne Moksnes, Eivin r. ØSkaft · Journal of Zoology · 1995 · 319 citations

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Egg Shell Removal By the Black-Headed Gull, Larus Ridibundus L.; a Behaviour Component of Camouflage

Jennie Houghton, Francisca Feekes, G. J. Broekhuysen et al. · Behaviour · 1962 · 243 citations

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AVIAN VISION AND THE EVOLUTION OF EGG COLOR MIMICRY IN THE COMMON CUCKOO

Mary Caswell Stoddard, Martin Stevens · Evolution · 2011 · 238 citations

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Variation in plumage colour of the Great tit <i>Parus major</i> in relation to habitat, season and food

Tore Slagsvold, Jan T. Lifjeld · Journal of Zoology · 1985 · 192 citations

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Authors

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    Márk E. Hauber

    City University of New York, United States

    34 publications · 1.5K citations

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    Phillip Cassey

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    22 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. DH
    Daniel Hanley

    Long Island University, United States

    21 publications · 805 citations

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  4. JM
    Jesús M. Avilés

    Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas, Spain

    14 publications · 850 citations

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  5. JM
    Juan Moreno

    Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Spain

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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Institutions

486

  1. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    36 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Hunter College

    New York, United States

    17 h-index

    30 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, Spain

    17 h-index

    49 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Palacký University Olomouc

    Olomouc, Czechia

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas

    Almería, Spain

    14 h-index

    29 publications

    1.8K citations

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  1. Poultry Science

    50 publications · 1.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Avian Biology

    24 publications · 848 citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    17 publications · 789 citations

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  4. The Auk

    16 publications · 534 citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    14 publications · 582 citations

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