Sex determination by morphology in New Holland Honeyeaters, Phylidonyris novaehollandiae: Contrasting two popular techniques across regions

South Australian Ornithologist

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 1-11

  Myers, Steven ^a   Paton, David C ^b   Kleindorfer, Sonia ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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