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Photographing gull eggs

By Nina O'Hanlon|2020-12-15T17:44:40+00:001 Jul 2019|Conservation, diet, eggs, Seabirds, stable isotopes|

How resource use can affect egg traits in Herring Gulls

#ORNITHOLODAY | 3 July 2019

By Dr Nicola Hemmings|2020-12-15T17:49:46+00:0023 Jun 2019|eggs, endangered, oology, population dynamics, population recovery, populations, Science, threatened species|

The implications of egg failure for threatened bird species

Moving the eggs, reallocating the warmth

By David Diez-Méndez|2020-12-16T13:16:54+00:0013 May 2019|eggs, incubation|

Is hatching asynchrony adjustable by egg repositioning during incubation?

The shape of birds’ eggs

By Tim Birkhead|2021-02-24T14:19:38+00:0024 Sep 2018|eggs, evolution, incubation, Seabirds|

Does selection during the incubation period influence egg shape?

How to build a stronger eggshell

By Christina Riehl|2021-05-07T12:29:10+00:0015 Nov 2017|eggs|

A rare mineral in eggshells acts as a shock absorber

The point of a Guillemot’s egg

By Tim Birkhead|2021-08-08T13:58:33+00:002 May 2017|adaptation, eggs|

Why did the Common Guillemot's egg evolve its pear-like shape?

Avian camouflage really does hinder predators

By Martin Stevens|2021-11-26T14:06:47+00:007 Mar 2016|adaptation, behaviour, Breeding, camouflage, cryptic, eggs, evolution, habitat|

Camouflage does protect nesting birds from being eaten