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The Significance of Clutch‐size

Lack, David·1947·Ibis
DOI 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1947.tb04155.x
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This paper is a general review of the problem of clutch-size in birds. It grew out of a search through the literature to see to what extent clutch-size trends found in the Robin, Erithaau8 rebecula, might apply generally. Part I. describes those types of clutch-size variation found within any species, Part II. provides a general discussion of the factors involved. In Part IlI, which follows separately later, some of the differences between different species of birds will be considered. Examples are taken mainly from European birds, hence this review is in some ways supplementary to that on African birds by Moreau (1944), to which the present study owes a considerable debt.

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Authors
Lack, D.
Venue
Ibis
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1947-04
Volume
89
Issue
2
Pages
302-352
ISSN
  • 0019-1019 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-919X
DOI
10.1111/j.1474-919x.1947.tb04155.x
OpenAlex
W2024670369
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2,064
References
11
FWCI
58.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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