Morphology versus molecules: Sexing Red-winged Blackbird nestlings

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 428-435

  Weatherhead, Patrick J ^a   Muma, Katherine E ^b   Maddox, J Dylan ^a   Knox, Jenny M ^a   Dufour, Kevin W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA sexing; Red winged Blackbirds; Sex identification; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

AGELAIUS; AGELAIUS PHOENICEUS; AVES;

EID: 36849006545     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: 15579263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1557-9263.2007.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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