Miller E R, Wilson H R
Poult Sci. 1975 May;54(3):901-8. doi: 10.3382/ps.0540901.
Three experiments were conducted to determine the temperature required to initiate blastoderm development of Bobwhite quail eggs. In the first two experiments, groups of eggs were incubated for eight days at the following temperatures: 24.4 degrees C., 25.6 degrees C., 26.7 degrees C., 27.8 degrees C. and 28.9 degrees C. At the end of the incubation period, the diameter of the blastoderm was measured with a vernier caliper. In the third experiment, the same procedure was used except that a group of eggs which had not been incubated were used as controls. Results from the first and third experiment showed significant increases in blastoderm size of eggs incubated above 24.4 degrees C. In the second experiment there was a numerical increase in the blastoderm size when eggs were incubated above 24.4 degrees C., and significant increases in the size of blastoderms of eggs incubated above 25.6 degrees C. On the basis of the results of theses experiments, it was concluded that the temperature required to initiate blastoderm development of Bobwhite quail eggs was between 24.4 degrees C. and 25.6 degrees C.
进行了三项实验以确定启动北美鹑蛋胚盘发育所需的温度。在前两项实验中，将几组蛋分别在以下温度下孵育八天：24.4摄氏度、25.6摄氏度、26.7摄氏度、27.8摄氏度和28.9摄氏度。在孵育期结束时，用游标卡尺测量胚盘的直径。在第三项实验中，采用相同的程序，只是将一组未孵育的蛋用作对照。第一项和第三项实验的结果表明，在24.4摄氏度以上孵育的蛋，其胚盘大小显著增加。在第二项实验中，当蛋在24.4摄氏度以上孵育时，胚盘大小有数值上的增加，而在25.6摄氏度以上孵育的蛋，其胚盘大小显著增加。根据这些实验的结果，得出结论：启动北美鹑蛋胚盘发育所需的温度在24.4摄氏度至25.6摄氏度之间。
