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Within-clutch repeatability of egg dimensions in the Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus

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Within-clutch repeatability of length, breadth and volume of eggs of the Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus was studied in Central Poland (1981–1983). Significant repeatabilities of all traits were recorded and ranged from 0.510 to 0.607 for all clutch size categories pooled. The results suggest that in the studied population one should expect relatively low or intermediate heritability of egg dimensions.

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Zwischen 1981 und 1983 wurden in Polen die Wiederholbarkeit von Eilänge, -breite und-volumen innerhalb eines Geleges am Beispiel der Lachmöwe untersucht. Über alle Gelegegrößen hinweg ergeben sich signifikante Werte dieser Wiederholbarkeit zwischen 0.510 und 0.607, die aber unter den verfügbaren Vergleichsdaten für andere Vogelarten liegen. Da die Wiederholbarkeit eine Schätzung der Obergrenze der eigentlichen (unbekannten) Erblichkeit eines Merkmals darstellt, muß man davon ausgehen, daß in der untersuchten Lachmöwenpopulation die Erblichkeit von Eimaßen relativ gering ist.

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    Jerzy Bańbura & Piotr Zieliński

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Bańbura, J., Zieliński, P. Within-clutch repeatability of egg dimensions in the Black-headed GullLarus ridibundus . J Ornithol 131, 305–310 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641002

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