Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region
Eighty Dunlins Calidris alpina were trapped and measured in autumn in northern Poland and sexed by dissection or DNA analysis. A discriminant function, based on bill and wing length, was also constructed to predict the sex of adult Dunlins. This function classified correctly 100% of males and 97.3%...
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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/133714 2023-09-05T13:18:36+02:00 Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region Meissner, W. Pilacka, L. 2008-12-31 application/pdf https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133714 eng eng BirdLife Finland https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133714/82264 https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133714 Ornis Fennica; Vol 85 Nro 4 (2008); 135–139 Ornis Fennica; Vol. 85 No. 4 (2008); 135–139 0030-5685 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2008 fttsvojs 2023-08-23T23:03:04Z Eighty Dunlins Calidris alpina were trapped and measured in autumn in northern Poland and sexed by dissection or DNA analysis. A discriminant function, based on bill and wing length, was also constructed to predict the sex of adult Dunlins. This function classified correctly 100% of males and 97.3% of females. The resulted classification rate is one of the highest among studied wader species. The presented discriminant equation may be successfully used for sexing Dunlins when blood sampling is impossible and could be applied to samples collected in the past providing the opportunity to re-examine the results of previous analysis. Article in Journal/Newspaper Calidris alpina Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online |
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Eighty Dunlins Calidris alpina were trapped and measured in autumn in northern Poland and sexed by dissection or DNA analysis. A discriminant function, based on bill and wing length, was also constructed to predict the sex of adult Dunlins. This function classified correctly 100% of males and 97.3% of females. The resulted classification rate is one of the highest among studied wader species. The presented discriminant equation may be successfully used for sexing Dunlins when blood sampling is impossible and could be applied to samples collected in the past providing the opportunity to re-examine the results of previous analysis. |
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Meissner, W. Pilacka, L. Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region |
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Meissner, W. Pilacka, L. |
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Meissner, W. |
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Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region |
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Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region |
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Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region |
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Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region |
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Sex identification of adult Dunlins Calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through Baltic region |
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sex identification of adult dunlins calidris alpina alpina migrating in autumn through baltic region |
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BirdLife Finland |
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2008 |
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Calidris alpina |
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Calidris alpina |
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Ornis Fennica; Vol 85 Nro 4 (2008); 135–139 Ornis Fennica; Vol. 85 No. 4 (2008); 135–139 0030-5685 |
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https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133714/82264 https://ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view/133714 |
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