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epidemic
at Thu Oct 27 13:47:11 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by epidemic ]
I recorded egg weights several years ago and I recall 35 grams being the average for my D. couperi clutches at the time they were deposited into the nest box. I continued weighing them throughout incubation and recall most weighed close to, or just over, 50 grams approximately one week prior to hatching.
I will go back through my notes, as I measured and weighed each egg on a weekly basis and recall most of them not only gaining a great deal of weight, but incurring a 50 – 75 percent increase in size as well, during the course of incubation…
Best regards,
Jeff
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Jeff Snodgres
University of Arkansas
snodgresjeffreys@uams.edu
501.603.1947
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