An approach to sexing young great bustards otis tarda using discriminant analysis and molecular techniques

Bird Study

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-153

  Martín, Carlos A ^a   Alonso, Juan C ^a   Alonso, Javier A ^b   Morales, Manuel B ^a   Pitra, Christian ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; OTIS TARDA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIAGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; WILD RELATIVE;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; AVIFAUNA; SEX DETERMINATION;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; OTIDIDAE; OTIS TARDA;

EID: 0034234743     PISSN: 00063657     EISSN: 19446705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00063650009461170     Document Type: Article

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