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Egg Shape Determination

Egg Shape Determination is a scientific method in avian reproductive biology that identifies and characterizes the morphological form of bird eggs through quantitative analysis of geometric parameters, distinguishing it from related processes by its specific focus on the biological and physical factors governing egg morphology.

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5.2K

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351

Authors

159

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2017–2026

29

Variants

Egg Morphological Determination

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Publications

128

Avian egg shape: Form, function, and evolution

Mary Caswell Stoddard, Ee Hou Yong, Derya Akkaynak et al. · Science · 2017 · 227 citations · Full text

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The Role of DDE, PCB, Coplanar PCB and Eggshell Parameters for Reproduction in the White-tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in Sweden

Björn Helander, Anders Olsson, Anders Bignert et al. · AMBIO · 2002 · 194 citations

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Tb<sub>3</sub>N@C<sub>84</sub>:  An Improbable, Egg-Shaped Endohedral Fullerene that Violates the Isolated Pentagon Rule

Christine M. Beavers, Tianming Zuo, James C. Duchamp et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 188 citations

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Hormonal and physiological control of clutch size, egg size, and egg shape in side‐blotched lizards (<i>Uta stansburiana</i>): Constraints on the evolution of lizard life histories

Barry Sinervo, Paul Licht · Journal of Experimental Zoology · 1991 · 178 citations

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Evidence of involvement of aluminum in causation of defective formation of eggshells and of impaired breeding in wild passerine birds

N. E. I. Nyholm · Environmental Research · 1981 · 146 citations

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Authors

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  1. VG
    Valeriy G. Narushin

    University of Kent, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 319 citations

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  2. MN
    Michael N Romanov

    University of Kent, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 263 citations

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  3. DK
    Darren K. Griffin

    University of Kent, United Kingdom

    8 publications · 263 citations

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  4. TR
    T. R. Birkhead

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 136 citations

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  5. JD
    J. D. Biggins

    University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 136 citations

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Institutions

159

  1. University of Kent

    Canterbury, United Kingdom

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    766 citations

  2. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    408 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    211 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    289 citations

  5. Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria

    Rome, Italy

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    76 citations

  6. University of Canterbury

    Christchurch, New Zealand

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    125 citations

  7. Meridian Institute

    Colorado City, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    154 citations

  8. Mendel University in Brno

    Brno, Czechia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    176 citations

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Venues

  1. Poultry Science

    6 publications · 204 citations

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  2. The Auk

    6 publications · 284 citations

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  3. British Poultry Science

    6 publications · 239 citations

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  4. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

    5 publications · 136 citations

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  5. Ibis

    3 publications · 154 citations

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