Sex determination and sexual size-dimorphism in Southern Giant-Petrels (Macronectes giganteus) from Patagonia, Argentina

Emu

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-146

  Copello, S ^a   Quintana, F ^a,b   Somoza, G ^c  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOTECNOLÓGICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; DIMORPHISM; SEX DETERMINATION;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CICONIIFORMES; MACRONECTES GIGANTEUS;

EID: 33646893869     PISSN: 01584197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MU05033     Document Type: Article

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