Table 3 Summary of case studies.
From: The avian egg exhibits general allometric invariances in mechanical design
Species | M (g) | E (GPa) | W (g) | t (mm) | C | F.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild turkeys* | 4,000 | 35 | 76 | 0.36 | 12,930 | 4.5 |
Artificially-bred turkeys* | 20,000 | 31 | 84 | 0.39 | 13,060 | 0.8 |
Maleo (Megapodes) | 1,564 | 30 | 222 | 0.38 | 3,489 | 3.2 |
Wandering albatross | 8,190 | 30 | 455 | 0.58 | 3,186 | 2.16 |
Brown kiwi | 2,330 | 30 | 434 | 0.50 | 3,900 | 2.8 |
Elephant birds | 450,000 | 30 | 9,120 | 3.80 | 11,993 | 2.0 |
Vevain hummingbirds | 2.4 | 30 | 0.34 | 0.033 | 17,400 | 2.4 |
Common cuckoos | 112 | 30 | 3.3 | 0.10 | 19,400 | 3.4a/9.9b |
White wagtails | 21 | 30 | 3.0 | 0.08 | 17,353 | 3.7 |
Brown pelicans | 3,147 | 30 | 112 | 0.47 | 13,728 | 3.8 |
Brown pelicans (DDE-affected) | 3,147 | 30 | 112 | 0.31 | 6,527 | 1.8 |
