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Eggshell Color

Eggshell Color is a measurable phenotypic attribute of avian eggs that belongs to the class of shell quality indicators and is distinguished by its reflection of pigmentation patterns influenced by genetic, physiological, and environmental factors.

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The effect of storage and strain of hen on egg quality

T. Scott, F.G. Silversides · Poultry Science · 2000 · 394 citations · Full text

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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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Why are birds’ eggs speckled?

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

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A survey of avian eggshell pigments

G. Y. Kennedy, H. G. Vevers · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry · 1976 · 259 citations

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Authors

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    Márk E. Hauber

    City University of New York, United States

    33 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. PC
    Phillip Cassey

    The University of Adelaide, Australia

    26 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. DH
    Daniel Hanley

    Long Island University, United States

    24 publications · 917 citations

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  4. TG
    Tomáš Grim

    Palacký University Olomouc, Czechia

    16 publications · 873 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

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  1. Hunter College

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    35 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. Palacký University Olomouc

    Olomouc, Czechia

    18 h-index

    26 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. City University of New York

    New York, United States

    18 h-index

    37 publications

    1.4K citations

  4. China Agricultural University

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    102 publications

    6.9K citations

  5. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

    Madrid, Spain

    16 h-index

    45 publications

    3.2K citations

  6. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. The Graduate Center, CUNY

    New York, United States

    14 h-index

    26 publications

    923 citations

  8. Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas

    Almería, Spain

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    2K citations

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  1. Poultry Science

    63 publications · 3.1K citations

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  2. Journal of Avian Biology

    19 publications · 712 citations

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    13 publications · 651 citations

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  4. The Auk

    15 publications · 564 citations

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  5. British Poultry Science

    11 publications · 386 citations

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