New tools for sex identification and the study of sex allocation in birds.

The recent development of simple, DNA-based methods for the determination of an individual's sex will make possible large-scale studies of sex allocation and the consequence of gender in birds. Birds provide ideal systems for studying these questions in vertebrates, as so much is known about th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ellegren, H, Sheldon, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997