Including the invisible fraction in whole population studies: A guide to the genetic sampling of unhatched bird eggs

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Including the invisible fraction in whole population studies: A guide to the genetic sampling of unhatched bird eggs

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Early embryo mortality has recently been proven to be a significant component of avian reproductive failure. Due to the difficulty in distinguishing eggs, which have suffered early embryo mortality from unfertilised eggs, this cause of reproductive failure has historically been underestimated and overlooked.We describe methods for recognising and collecting early failed, unhatched eggs from wild bird populations, identifying and isolating embryonic material in unhatched eggs, and efficiently ...

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2024-01-01

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Morland, Fay / Patel, Selina / Santure, Anna W. / Brekke, Patricia / Hemmings, Nicola

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/23325

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Ecology / Environmental Sciences & Ecology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Science & Technology

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