Molecular determination of sex-ratio in Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella offspring

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-244

  Pagliani, A C ^a,b   Lee Im, P L ^a,b   Bradbury, R B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PASSERINE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

AVES; EMBERIZA CITRINELLA; GALLIFORMES; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0032852193     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3677349     Document Type: Article

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