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Simulations provide a mechanistic interpretation of Bateman gradients

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Sanghvi K   +4 more
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Female ornamentation and egg carotenoids of six sympatric gobies

Journal of Fish Biology, 2009
Belly colouration, gonad carotenoid concentration and skin transparency were quantified in gravidGobiusculus flavescens, as well as in females of five sympatric gobies where belly ornamentation has not been described. AlthoughG. flavescensfemales did, indeed, have far more colourful bellies than the other species, this could only in part be explained ...
P A, Svensson   +3 more
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Preliminary survey of egg envelope morphology in the Macrouridae and the possible implications of its ornamentation

Journal of Fish Biology, 1996
The eggs of only 13 macrourid species have been reported hitherto, eight identified from free buoyant eggs and five from ripening oocytes. Eggs of 11 species had raised, hexagonally patterned ornamentation on the envelope, while two species bore only partial ornamentation. Ripening oocytes of a further eight species showed that, overall, the eggs of 13
N. R. Merrett, S. H. Barnes
exaly   +4 more sources

Production, hatching success and surface ornamentation of eggs of calanoid copepods during a winter at 57°N

Marine Biology, 2009
Close to 50 species of marine Calanoid copepods have been reported to produce diapause eggs (Engel and Hirche in J Plankton Res 26:1083–1093, 2004); eggs that are viable but require a refractory phase before they hatch, sometimes after months. Diapause eggs are often described as morphologically different with respect to egg membrane ultrastructure and
Hansen, Benni Winding   +4 more
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External and internal quality traits of eggs from different ornamental chicken breeds

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023
This study analyzed the internal and external quality traits of eggs derived from hens of different breeds, including Silkie, Sultan, Cochin Bantam, Brahma and White Leghorn. The highest mean weight was noted for eggs originating from the White Leghorns breed, and the lowest was for eggs from the Cochin Bantams.
J, Tyc   +4 more
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Presence of fipronil and metabolites in eggs and feathers of ornamental hens from Italian family farms

Food Control, 2022
In Italy, hens for beauty contests are bred in backyard farms, characterized by the presence of few heads and self15 consumption of animal products. According to law, these small farms are not subject to animal registration on national databases and are not submitted to official inspections by official veterinarians. Fipronil belongs to the category of
Arioli, Francesco   +7 more
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Cyst ornamentation in aquatic invertebrates: a defence against egg-predation

Hydrobiologia, 2002
Eggs, including encysted embryos (cysts) of aquatic invertebrates may not only be thick-walled, but also provided with various external ornamentations such as spines and honeycombings. We argue that these provide protection, additional to that of the walls themselves, against invertebrate predators, and test this idea by offering intact (honeycombed ...
Henri J. Dumont   +2 more
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The separate effects of egg size and parental quality on the development of ornamental plumage coloration

Ibis, 2014
The fitness‐related consequences of egg size, independent of the influences of parental quality, are poorly understood in altricial birds. Not only can egg size and parental quality influence growth and survival, but each could influence the development of condition‐dependent plumage coloration in offspring.
Thomas J. Robinson   +3 more
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Patterns of Exochorion Ornaments on Eggs of Seven South American Species ofLutzomyiaSand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology, 2004
The patterns of exochorion ornaments on eggs of seven South American Lutzomyia sand fly species were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM): Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) cruzi (Mangabeira 1938), Lutzomyia (Micropygomyia) evandroi (Costa Lima and Antunes 1936), L. (Nyssomyia) intermedia (Lutz and Neiva 1912), L.
Danielle Nogueira, De Almeida   +3 more
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