Table 1 Morphometric measurements of snow and Cape petrel eggs at Dumont d’Urville Station, Antarctica
From: Comparative egg attendance patterns of incubating polar petrels
Species | Eggs (N) | Mass (g) | Breadth (mm) | Length (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Snow petrel | 28a | 55.4 ± 5.7 | 42.1 ± 1.8 | 60.3 ± 2.4 |
(min, max) | (42.0, 66.0) | (36.8, 44.9) | (55.2, 65.0) | |
Cape petrel | 21 | 58.7 ± 5.0 | 43.4 ± 1.5 | 62.5 ± 2.2 |
(min, max) | (48.0, 67.0) | (39.2, 45.6) | (58.0, 66.0) |