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6135542

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-9-20
pubmed:abstractText
The high correlation between growth rate and adult body weight has been much more thoroughly documented for altricial birds than for precocial species. This paper gathers data from the literature for precocial Galliformes and also reports new growth data on six galliform species for analysis. The onset of homeothermic ability is investigated in Galliformes over a range of body size. The results confirm that (1) large species' chicks grow at a slower rate than those of smaller species, and (2) larger species' chicks can thermoregulate earlier than smaller species' chicks under cold stress situations. Published embryonic body weights are also analysed to determine when growth rate differences appear in the development of precocial species. No interspecific differences appeared in the relative growth rates of embryos, and therefore species body size does not appear to influence growth rate before hatching.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-9629
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
75
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-10-30
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative growth rates and oxygen consumption in young Galliformes.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.