Morphometric Characteristics Of Eggs Of The Red Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus Indicus) In Agricultural Landscape Of Punjab

Research Article
Manpreet Kaur and Khera K.S
DOI: 
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Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Egg length, Egg weight, Egg width,Morphometric characteristics and RedWattled Lapwing
Abstract: 

In this study we analyzed morphometric intraspecific differences (length, width and weight) in the eggs of the Red Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus). Egg length and width of 125 eggs from 33 clutches, while egg weight of 58 eggs from 15 clutches were measured in fields of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Statistically, significant differences were observed for length, width and weight among eggs of different clutches. Our results found that the mean length of Red Wattled Lapwing eggs was 41.44±0.29 mm in 2012 season and 41.410.33 mm in 2013 season. Similarly, average egg width was 29.89±0.15 mm in 2012 season and 30.39±0.14 mm in 2013 season. While average weight was 19.02±0.27 gm, recorded only in 2013 breeding season. It was also concluded that maximum egg length, breadth and weight observed in two breeding seasons was 44.41 mm, 31.72 mm and 21.40 gm, respectively, while minimum egg length, breadth and weight was 37.31mm, 28.15mm and 15.97gm, respectively