The evolution of egg shape across birds has been associated with breeding ecology, body constraints and nest microclimate, among other factors. We model the effects migratory status, climate, clutch size volume on variation over distribution fork-tailed flycatchers Tyrannus savana. Although status climatic variables appear to be influencing intraspecific shape, these are not significant when ac...

the swim-up procedure was used to collect a sperm fraction with improved motility and normal morphology from fertile and infertile semen samples. the untreated and swim-up fractions were analyzed with the hamilton-thorn motility analyser. comparisons were made to see the effect of this sperm selection technique on sperm motility and morphology. they were then examined by transmission electron m...

abstract: this paper presents the results of studies concerned with the preparation of fresh food foams based on egg white and various hydrocolloids including iranian gum tragacanth, guar and xanthan gums at different concentrations (0.002-0.040% w/w). the basic physical parameters of the obtained foams such as overrun, stability and morphology of gas bubbles were measured. viscosity measuremen...

We examined the effects of light intensity (LI) from photostimulation to 45 wk of age on egg production parameters and egg size characteristics and on ovarian and carcass morphology at sexual maturity and 45 wk of age in four layer strains. Floor housed pullets were raised in a light-tight facility from 1 d of age until housing in individually illuminated cages at 17 wk of age. Two white egg st...

Experiments show that Heliconius butterflies are less likely to oviposit on host plants that possess eggs or egglike plant structures. These egg mimics are an unambiguous example of a plant trait evolved in response to a host-restricted group of insect herbivores.

The swim-up procedure was used to collect a sperm fraction with improved motility and normal morphology from fertile and infertile semen samples. The untreated and swim-up fractions were analyzed with the Hamilton-Thorn Motility Analyser. Comparisons were made to see the effect of this sperm selection technique on sperm motility and morphology. They were then examined by transmission elect...

A gynandromorph is an organism combining both female- and male-type tissues. While the vast majority of studies have described morphology gynandromorphs, their sexual behaviours remain under-explored. We studied a predominantly bilateral specimen predatory wasp Discoelius dufourii (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Zethinae) reared from trap-nest. In addition to describing morphology, we explored gynandro...

Egg volume(V) and surface area(S) are two important geometrical calculations for the poultry industry and in biological studies, as they can be used in research on population and ecological morphology, and to predict chick weight, egg hatchability, shell quality characteristics, and egg interior parameters. With machine vision technology, the objective of the research herein was to develop a mu...