Sex determination of adult Rock Shags by molecular sexing and morphometric parameters

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 370-375

  Quintana, Flavio ^a,b   Somoza, Gustavo ^c   Uhart, Marcela ^b,d   Cassará, Carolina ^e   Gandini, Patricia ^b,f   Frere, Esteban ^b,f  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^e Fundacion Pablo Cassara   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Discriminant analysis; Molecular sexing; Phalacrocorax magellanicus; Rock Shag; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHALACROCORAX CARBO; PHALACROCORAX MAGELLANICUS;

EID: 0344441728     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1648/0273-8570-74.4.370     Document Type: Article

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