Egg Characteristics of Pygoscelis papua
 
Main Ref. Lescroël, A., C. Bajzack and C.-A. Bost, 2009
Place of Development
Shape of Egg
Attributes
Color of Eggs
Color of Oil Globule
Additional Characters Laying of eggs peaked during austral winter. Most gentoo pairs laid two eggs with a laying interval of 2-6 days, no size dimorphism was observed. Incubation of the first laid-egg was longer than the second. The eggs hatched with an interval of 0-5 days, during austral spring.
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( es. cephalopods )
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