Genetic markers validate using the natural phenotypic characteristics of shed feathers to identify individual northern goshawks Accipiter gentilis

• Published in: Journal of Avian Biology
• Main Authors: Hoy, Sarah R., Ball, Rachel E., Lambin, Xavier, Whitfield, D. Philip, Marquiss, Michael
• Other Authors: Natural Environment Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Subjects: Stripe; Accipiter gentilis; Northern Goshawk
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jav.00794; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjav.00794; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jav.00794

The recognition of individual animals is essential for many types of ecological research, as it enables estimates of demographic parameters such as population size, survival and reproductive rates. A popular method of visually identifying individuals uses natural variations in spot, stripe or scar m...