Foreword / by John Bates -- Introduction -- Egg anatomy & physiology -- Egg size & shape -- Egg coloration & patterning -- Nests & eggs -- Breeding strategies ...

Bird eggs range in colors and can be ornately maculated with spots, blotches and scrawls. They vary in shape and size, and they must be thick enough to withstand the weight of an incubating parent but ...

Monitoring the eggs of wild birds like the bearded vulture and the imperial eagle over a decade reveals the accumulation and persistence of environmental pollutants in ecosystems. At first glance, a ...

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The avian egg is an evolutionary marvel. Easter brought egg-dying and egg hunts. A lot of fun for the kids but not what the chickens had in mind. Fish and amphibian eggs are soft and unshelled and ...