
%0 Journal Article
%A Prinzinger, Roland 
%A Biricik, Murat 
%A Dietz, Volker 
%A Schleucher, Elke 
%T Embryological Development of Oxygen Consumption and Egg Parameters in the Semi-altricial Australian Diamond Dove, <emph type="2">Geopelia cuneata</emph>
%J Australian Journal of Zoology
%D 1997/09/03
%V 45
%N 3
%P 331-335
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/ZO96042
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/ZO96042 
%X Diamond dove eggs show characteristics typical of semi-altricial birds. All egg parameters that we examined were within the expected range for semi-altricial birds; only the relative portion of lipid content (7&#183;9% of egg mass) was different from (25% higher) the mean value for comparable-sized eggs of semi- altricial birds. The embryonic development of oxygen consumption shows a clear plateau phase with values within the expected range for semi-altricial species. The plateau occurs at 83&#183;0 &#177; 6&#183;0% of incubation, and is about 1 day in duration; the oxygen consumption per egg is 42&#183;2 &#177; 3&#183;14 mL per day and 0&#183;80 &#177; 0&#183;06 mL per g per h, respectively. 
