Sex identification of the Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor)

Zoological Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 104-113

  Cheng, Yeong Hsiang ^a   Kuo, Tzong Fu ^b   Lee, Der Nan ^a   Weng, Ching Feng ^c  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Black faced spoonbill; Chromobox helicase DNA binding gene; PCR; Platalea minor; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AVES; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; PLATALEA MINOR;

EID: 33646592249     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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