Sexing Wrens Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus using morphological measurements and discriminant analysis

Bird Study

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 342-350

  Sweeney, J J ^a   Tatner, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Troglodytes

Indexed keywords

TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES INDIGENUS;

DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; SEX DETERMINATION; WREN;

EID: 0030303055     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063659609461027     Document Type: Article

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