Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Sex determination in the Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) using morphological measurements
Ostrich, Volume 76, No. 3-4, Year 2005
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Morphological measurements and blood samples were taken from 154 Lesser Flamingos Phoenicopterus minor, including adults (>3 years old), immature sub-adults (2–3 years old) and first-year juvenile birds of both sexes, captured at Lake Bogoria, Kenya (0°11’–20’ N, 036°06’ E) during 2001 and 2002. PCR amplification of the CHD-Z and CHD-W genes using DNA extracted from the blood samples was used to determine the sex of each bird. There were significant differences in mass and tarsus length among the three age groups, indicating that Lesser Flamingos continue to grow in skeletal size and mass between fledging and the attainment of adult plumage at 3–4 years of age. On average, males were significantly larger than females in all age groups, although there was substantial overlap between the sexes in all morphological measurements. The element with the least amount of overlap was head-and-bill length. Discriminant functions utilising head-and-bill length that correctly predict the sex of juvenile and immature birds with approximately 93% accuracy are presented. By adding total tarsus length, the sex of wild adult Lesser Flamingos is correctly predicted with approximately 98% accuracy. The same discriminant function developed for wild adult birds predicted the sex of 19 captive adult Lesser Flamingos of known sex with 100% accuracy. © 2005, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Childress, Brooks
United Kingdom, Leicester
University of Leicester
United Kingdom, Slimbridge
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Kenya, Nairobi
National Museums of Kenya
Harper, David M.
United Kingdom, Leicester
University of Leicester
Ferris, Colin
United Kingdom, Leicester
University of Leicester
Hughes, Baz
United Kingdom, Slimbridge
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.2989/00306520509485487
ISSN:
00306525
e-ISSN:
1727947X
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
Kenya
Participants Gender
Female