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ISBN: 9781260494570
Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 54, Problem 5DA
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To determine: The clutch size which would require greater energy expenditure from the parents.

Introduction: In birds, clutch size refers to the number of eggs laid by a pair of nesting birds within a single spawning event or within a single brood.

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