Table 4 Mean antimicrobial protein concentrations and albumen pH for the eggs of nine lark species

Hoopoe lark Alaemon alaudipes

3.03 (0.85)

14.67 (3.55)

7.6 (0.3)

Black-crowned finchlark Eremopterix nigriceps

2.72 (1.47)

20.38 (6.21)

7.8 (0.5)

Crested lark Galerida cristata

3.66

5.46

8.5

Red-capped lark Calandrella cinerea

3.39 (0.60)

12.57 (2.26)

8.2 (0.3)

1.73

10.27

6.7

Horned lark Eremophila alpestris

1.18 (0.26)

17.30 (2.98)

6.8 (0.1)

1.08 (0.39)

21.32 (5.60)

7.0 (0.3)

0.98

12.02

7.9

Hume’s short-toed lark Calandrella acutirostris

1.24 (0.39)

15.69 (0.97)

6.8 (0.2)

0.88 (0.32)

25.45 (3.09)

6.9 (0.1)

1.43

15.80

7.9

Oriental skylark Alauda gulgula

2.09

8.34

9.4

Skylark Alauda arvensis

1.22 (0.35)

14.61 (1.76)

7.8 (0.1)

Woodlark Lullula arborea

1.63 (0.28)

15.83 (2.04)

7.9 (0.2)