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Abstract
Floatation of eggs in water and specific gravity of eggs of Black-crowned Night-Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax ), Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula ) and Great Egrets (Casmerodius albus ) were evaluated as methods to determine date of hatching. Although specific gravity was a better predictor of hatching date than egg flotation, both techniques were imprecise. The regression between specific gravity and the number of days before hatching differed among clutches, but not among eggs within clutches. Specific gravity of eggs predicted hatching date only to within 3.8 d for Snowy Egrets, and 4.7 d for Black-crowned Night-Herons and Great Egrets. The mean incubation period was 27.3 d for Great Egrets, 23.7 d for Snowy Egrets and 22.8 d for Black-crowned Night- Herons. For all three species, the A egg (first egg laid) had a longer incubation period than the B or C egg.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Determination of hatching date for eggs of black-crowned night-herons, snowy egrets and great egrets |
| Series title | Journal of Field Ornithology |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Contributing office(s) | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | pp. 145-154 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Field Ornithology |
| First page | 145 |
| Last page | 154 |
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