A modified protocol for sex identification of in ovo avian embryos and its application as a management tool for endangered species conservation programs

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 176-180

  Dutton, Christopher J ^a,b   Tieber, Anne ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS ZOO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Athene cunicularia; Avian; Columba livia domestica; Gallus domesticus; In ovo; Sex identification

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHICK EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OWL; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGEONS AND DOVES; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEX DETERMINATION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHICK EMBRYO; COLUMBIDAE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DNA; FEMALE; MALE; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 0037587326     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2001)032[0176:AMPFSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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