Does egg colouration signal female and egg quality in reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)?
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Does egg colouration signal female and egg quality in reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)? J. Krištofík a , A. Darolová a , M. Griggio b , J. Majtán a c , M. Okuliarová d , M. Zeman d , L. Zídková e & H. Hoi b a Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, 845 06, Bratislava, Slovakia b Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology, Department of Integrative Biology and Evolution, University of Veterinary Medicine, Savoyenstr. 1a, A-1160, Vienna, Austria c Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University, 833 03, Bratislava, Slovakia d Department of Animal Physiology and Ethology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia e Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 2, 128 44, Prague, Czech Republic Published online: 14 Apr 2013.
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