effect of embryonic development on metal and calcium content in eggs and eggshells in a small passerine

• Published in: Ibis (London, England) Vol. 158; no. 1; pp. 144 - 154
• Main Authors: Orłowski, Grzegorz, Hałupka, Lucyna, Pokorny, Przemysław, Klimczuk, Ewelina, Sztwiertnia, Hanna, Dobicki, Wojciech
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press 2016; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Acrocephalus; Acrocephalus scirpaceus; Animal reproduction; Anthropogenic factors; bird eggs; birds; Cadmium; Calcium; Chromium; Cobalt; copper; egg albumen; egg composition; egg shell; egg yolk; Eggs; elements; embryo-induced eggshell thinning; embryogenesis; embryonic development; Embryonic growth stage; Embryos; iron; Lead; Magnesium; Manganese; Micronutrients; Nickel; Ornithology; pollutants; Reed Warbler; resorption; shell erosion; Trace elements; zinc

Published information relating to changes in the chemical element content of avian eggs caused by embryonic development is extremely scarce, although it may be crucial for understanding both the presence of anthropogenic pollutants as well as physiological levels of micronutrients. We assessed the v...