Sex Ratios Based on Museum Collections: A Caution

Sex Ratios Based on Museum Collections: A Caution

A recent paper on sex ratios in gulls based on label notations of museum specimens overlooked the probability of missexing, especially in young birds, and of labelling errors, although workers were warned about such errors in a 1976 paper by Clench.

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Veröffentlicht in:Colonial waterbirds 1989-01, Vol.12 (1), p.130-131
1. Verfasser: Parkes, Kenneth C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Commentary
Gonads
Laridae
Marine
Sea birds
Sex ratio
Specimens
Symbolism
Testes
Waterfowl
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Zusammenfassung:A recent paper on sex ratios in gulls based on label notations of museum specimens overlooked the probability of missexing, especially in young birds, and of labelling errors, although workers were warned about such errors in a 1976 paper by Clench.
ISSN:0738-6028
DOI:10.2307/1521326