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Frequency distribution of egg mass of passerine and non-passerine birds based on Schönwetter's tables

Häufigkeitsverteilung der Eimassen nach den Angaben in den Tabellen vonSchönwetter

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Frequency distributions of egg mass for more than 3000 species each of passerine and non-passerine birds derived from the tables ofSchönwetter are lognormal in form.

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Die Häufigkeiten der Eimassen von jeweils über 3000 Arten der Singvögel und Nichtsingvögel aus den Tabellen im Handbuch vonSchönwetter sind lognormal verteilt (vgl. Abb.).

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  1. Department of Physiology — Sherman Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, 14214, Buffalo, New York, USA

    Hermann Rahn & Charles V. Paganelli

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Rahn, H., Paganelli, C.V. Frequency distribution of egg mass of passerine and non-passerine birds based on Schönwetter's tables. J Ornithol 129, 236–239 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01647293

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