The Odour of Sex: Sex-Related Differences in Volatile Compound Composition among Barn Swallow Eggs Carrying Embryos of Either Sex.

PLoS One · 2016 · PMC5112806 · PMID 27851741

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Egg mass was significantly larger in eggs containing a female as compared to a male embryo (t = 2.28, df = 17, p = 0.036), while the difference in body mass between embryos of either sex was marginally non-significant (t = 2.10, df = 17, p = 0.051), with male embryos being heavier than females.

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