Category:Avian Reproduction

Key Words

• Altricial: newly born young are relatively immobile, have closed eyes, lack down, and must be cared for by the adults. Altricial young are born helpless and require care for a comparatively long time.
• Precocial: young have open eyes, have down, large brains and are immediately mobile and somewhat able to defend themselves against predators.

Male:

• Reproductive Tract Anatomy
• Hormonal Control of Testicular Function
• Semen

Female:

• Anatomy of the Female Reproductive System
• Breeding, Ovulation and Oviposition
• Composition and Formation of the Egg
• Sex Determination

Incubation Physiology