Sex determination in Turdus amaurochalinus (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae): morphometrical analysis supported by CHD gene

Sex determination is important for conservation and population studies, particularly for reproduction programs of threatened species and behavioural ecology. Turdus amaurochalinus, Creamy-bellied Thrush, only exhibits sexual dimorphism during the breeding season, when males are considered to show in...

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Main Authors: Katyucha Von Kossel de Andrade Silva, Gisele Lôbo-Hajdu, Maria Alice S. Alves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2011-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442011000200020&lng=en&tlng=en