Sex determination in glossy ibis chicks based on morphological characters

Ardeola

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-235

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Garcia, Luís ^a   Green, Andy J ^a   Ibañez, Fernando ^a   Mañez, Manuel ^a   Del Valle, José Luís ^a   Garrido, Héctor ^a   Arroyo, José Luís ^a   Rodríguez, Rubén ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Discriminant function; Genetic analyses; Glossy ibis; Leg morphology; Plegadis falcinellus; Sex determination; Sexual size dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70249145328     PISSN: 05707358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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