Sex determination of Eastern White-crowned Sparrows ( Zonotrichia leucophrys leucophrys ) using wing chord length

Determining the sex of individuals in sexually monomorphic bird species outside of the breeding season is difficult. However, many monochromatic species exhibit sex differences in morphometrics, including wing chord length. For example, recent studies found that the Puget Sound ( pugetensis ) and Ga...

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Published in:	Journal of Field Ornithology
Main Authors:	Ryan A.C. Leys, Leanne A Grieves
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Resilience Alliance 2023-09-01
Subjects:	blood dna feather molecular sexing wing chord zonotrichia leucophrys
Online Access:	https://journal.afonet.org/vol94/iss3/art2