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Egg Shell Thickness Variation

Egg Shell Thickness Variation is a quantitative metric in avian reproductive biology that characterizes the degree of deviation in calcium carbonate deposition across the eggshell surface, distinguishing it from other shell quality indicators by specifically reflecting spatial and temporal inconsistencies in mineralization during oogenesis.

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995

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2017–2026

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374

Decrease in Eggshell Weight in Certain Birds of Prey

D. A. Ratcliffe · Nature · 1967 · 797 citations

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Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Eggshell Changes in Raptorial and Fish-Eating Birds

Joseph J. Hickey, Daniel W. Anderson · Science · 1968 · 572 citations

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The Avian Egg: Water Vapor Conductance, Shell Thickness, and Functional Pore Area

Amos Ar, C. V. Paganelli, Robert B. Reeves et al. · Ornithological Applications · 1974 · 502 citations

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Shell thinning in avian eggs by environmental pollutants

Andrew S. Cooke · Environmental Pollution (1970) · 1973 · 293 citations

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Why are birds’ eggs speckled?

Andrew Gosler, James P. Higham, S. James Reynolds · Ecology Letters · 2005 · 263 citations

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Authors

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  1. CT
    C. Tyler

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 239 citations

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  2. RW
    Robert W. Risebrough

    Bay Institute, United States

    6 publications · 158 citations

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  3. SN
    Stanley N. Wiemeyer

    United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States

    6 publications · 263 citations

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  4. FH
    F. H. Geake

    Department of Physiological Sciences, Russia

    5 publications · 121 citations

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  5. PC
    Phillip Cassey

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    5 publications · 195 citations

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362

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

    Rome, Italy

    10 h-index

    14 publications

    257 citations

  2. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    20 publications

    807 citations

  3. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    20 publications

    991 citations

  4. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    167 citations

  5. University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    549 citations

  6. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    651 citations

  7. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    6 h-index

    23 publications

    446 citations

  8. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    1.5K citations

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  1. Poultry Science

    72 publications · 2.5K citations

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  2. British Poultry Science

    43 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. Ornithological Applications

    14 publications · 956 citations

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  4. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    8 publications · 252 citations

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  5. Ibis

    8 publications · 294 citations

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