Sex determination of Dupont's lark Chersophilus duponti using molecular sexing and discriminant funtions

Ardeola

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-79

  Vögeli, Matthias ^a   Serrano, David ^a   Tella, José L ^a   Méndez, María ^a   Godoy, José A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biometry; Chersophilus duponti; Discriminant function analysis; Dupont's lark; Molecular sexing; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ALAUDIDAE; AVES; CHERSOPHILUS DUPONTI;

EID: 53249147635     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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