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Eggshell Layering

Eggshell Layering is a structural framework in avian egg biology that comprises the hierarchical organization of the eggshell into distinct mineralized and organic layers, differentiating it from other egg components through its specialized role in mechanical protection, gas exchange, and antimicrobial defense.

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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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Eggshell changes in certain North American birds

D. W. Anderson, Joseph J. Hickey · 1972 · 211 citations

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DDE thins Eggshells of Captive American Kestrels

Stanley N. Wiemeyer, Richard D. Porter · Nature · 1970 · 182 citations

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A Comparative Study of Eggshell Thickness in Cowbirds and Other Passerines

Carol D. Spaw, Sievert Rohwer · Ornithological Applications · 1987 · 145 citations

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Logarithmic Relationship of DDE Residues to Eggshell Thinning

Lawrence J. Blus, Charles D. Gish, Andre A. Belisle et al. · Nature · 1972 · 120 citations

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Authors

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  1. DJ
    David J. Varricchio

    Montana State University, United States

    4 publications · 110 citations

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  2. HM
    Harry M. Ohlendorf

    United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States

    3 publications · 78 citations

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  3. JJ
    Joseph J. Hickey

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    3 publications · 871 citations

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  4. LF
    Lloyd F. Kiff

    Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology, United States

    3 publications · 79 citations

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  5. EE
    Erwin E. Klaas

    Iowa State University, United States

    3 publications · 78 citations

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Institutions

137

  1. United States Fish and Wildlife Service

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    259 citations

  2. Montana State University

    Bozeman, United States

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    243 citations

  3. Colorado Parks and Wildlife

    Denver, United States

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    394 citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    305 citations

  5. Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology

    Beijing, China

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    305 citations

  6. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

    Athens, Greece

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    78 citations

  7. Institute of Nature Conservation

    Krakow, Poland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    30 citations

  8. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    734 citations

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  3. Ornithological Applications

    4 publications · 242 citations

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  4. The Science of The Total Environment

    4 publications · 107 citations

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  5. Journal of Archaeological Science

    4 publications · 220 citations

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