Factors Controlling the Incubation Period of Birds

Authors

Warren N. Keck, Coe CollegeFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The incubation period of birds varies from approximately two to four weeks with three rather well defined periods known; namely, two, three and four weeks. Some of the factors suggested by others responsible for this variation include size of egg, condition of young at the time of hatching, temperature, etc. An evaluation of these factors will be discussed. A study of the histology of the digestive tract of an English Sparrow at the time of hatching (14 days) was carefully compared with the digestive tract of a chick incubated for the same length of time. Likewise, the histology of the tract of an English Sparrow seven days after hatching was compared with that of a chick at the time of hatching (21 days). These comparisons reveal facts of importance to the length of the incubation period.

Publication Date

1939

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

46

Issue

1

First Page

453

Last Page

453

Copyright

©1939 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Keck, Warren N. (1939) "Factors Controlling the Incubation Period of Birds," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 46(1), 453-453.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol46/iss1/137