A new paper involving Environment Institute members Golo Maurer and Phillip Cassey (both also University of Birmingham) as well as Steven Portugal (University of Birmingham and Royal Veterinary college, Hertfordshire) has recently been published in the International Journal of Avian Science (IBIS).

The paper titled ‘A comparison of indices and measured values of eggshell thickness of different shell regions using museum eggs of 230 European bird species‘ investigates thickness of avian eggshells to assess shell quality in both wild and domestic species, as an indicator of environmental pollution and as an adaptive explanation for shell patterns.

Download the paper to read about their findings.