Each wetland was surveyed at least twice to ensure obtaining the maximum estimate of egg mass numbers.
Spray action thresholds for control of pests in refugia were calculated according to the number of egg masses per plant, assuming each female laid two egg masses of 150 eggs with a maximum of one egg mass per plant.
For the first 5 days of the spawn, we conservatively estimated a 20% daily linear increase in egg mass across all beaches to the estimated spawn maxima on day five.
Poultry breeding is an outstanding example of the application of basic genetic principles of inbreeding and crossbreeding as well as of intensive mass selection to effect faster and cheaper gains in meat and maximum egg production for the egg-laying strains.
We used a maximum likelihood analysis corrected for phylogeny [ 34] to study the regression of EDP residuals (over those predicted by egg mass) and our four behavioural and ecological predictor variables using phylogenetic hypotheses generated from our Bayesian phylogeny estimation.
Some species currently provide parental care of the eggs or egg mass.
The outrageously flamboyant and diverse sea slugs or nudibranchs: the "Fried Egg" nudibranch laying an egg mass à la slime.
The species identity of each egg mass found was documented.
Feed intake (FI), egg production (EP), egg weight (EW), egg mass (EM), feed conversion ratio per dozen eggs (FCRD) and feed conversion ratio per egg mass (FCRM), yolk, eggshell, albumen and excreta dry matter (EDM) content were evaluated.
Physical parameters, such as feed consumption, egg mass, feed conversion ratio, feed cost, egg production, egg weight and survivability, were found to be similar among the treatment groups.
