Sex determination in barn swallows Hirundo rustica by means of discriminant analysis in two European populations

Ardeola

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-100

  Hermosell, Ignacio G ^a   Balbontín, Javier ^a   Marzal, Alfonso ^a,b   Reviriego, Maribel ^a   De Lope, Florentino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Barn swallow; Biometry; Discriminant; Sexing

Indexed keywords

AVES; HIRUNDINIDAE; HIRUNDO; HIRUNDO RUSTICA;

EID: 53249144338     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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