Cut feather containing rachis as a sampling way for avian sexing

Zoo Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 279-283

  Wang, Lih Chiann ^a,b   Chen, Chi Tsong ^c   Lee, Hsiao Yuan ^b   Li, Shou Hsien ^d   Lir, Jihn Tsair ^e   Chin, Shin Chien ^b   Pu, Chang En ^c   Wang, Ching Ho ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Zoo   (Taiwan)

^c Ministry Justice Investigation Bureau   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHUNG SHAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CHD1; Intron; Sex determination; Stress

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 33748610524     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: 10982361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20083     Document Type: Article

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