Predicting the sex of kelp gulls by external measurements

Male and female Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) are not clearly sexually dimorphic and are thus difficult to identify in the field. This paper evaluates sexual size dimorphism in this species and provides a reliable method for predicting the sex of measured individuals. Discriminant analysis of six m...

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Autores principales: Torlaschi, C., Gandini, P., Esteban, F., Peck, R.M.
Formato: JOUR
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Argentina
Discriminant analyses
Kelp gull
Larus Dominicanus
Sexual demorphism
body size
seabird
sex determination
sexual dimorphism
Larus dominicanus
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_07386028_v23_n3_p518_Torlaschi
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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