Reliability of Molecular Sex Identification in the Adélie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) from DNA-Poor Samples

• Published in: Waterbirds
• Other Authors: Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e dello Sviluppo, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell'Ambiente, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, 575, 576, 579, Non assegn, AREA MIN. 05 - Scienze biologiche
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: CHD1 gene; feathers; molecular sex identification; penguin; phylogenetics; Pygoscelis adeliae; primers; sexing; Silvia
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11365/1136100; https://complete.bioone.org/journals/waterbirds/volume-43/issue-2/063.043.0209/Reliability-of-Molecular-Sex-Identification-in-the-Adélie-Penguin-Pygoscelis/10.1675/063.043.0209.short; https://doi.org/10.1675/063.043.0209

4 none Sex identification is crucial for behavioral, ecological and conservation studies. In monomorphic bird species, traditional methods for sex assessment require potentially invasive sampling and manipulation of individuals, such as through cloacal examination. Thus, molecular methods involving...