| Abstract: | I used five morphometric variables from 114 individuals captured in Arkansas to develop a discriminant model to predict the sex of Acadian Flycatchers (Empidonax virescens). Stepwise discriminant function analyses selected wing chord and tail length as the most parsimonious subset of variables for discriminating sex. This two-variable model correctly classified 80% of females and 97% of males used to develop the model. Validation of the model using 19 individuals from Louisiana and Virginia resulted in 100% correct classification of males and females. This model provides criteria for sexing monomorphic Acadian Flycatchers during the breeding season and possibly during the winter. |
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| Citation Author: | Wilson, R.R. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Field Ornithology |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Sex determination of the Acadian Flycatcher using discriminant analysis; 1999; Article; Journal; Journal of Field Ornithology; Wilson, R.R. |
| Citation Start Page: | 514 |
| Citation Volume: | 70 |
| Citation Year: | 1999 |
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| Text: | Sex determination of the Acadian Flycatcher using discriminant analysis; 1999; Article; Journal; Journal of Field Ornithology; Wilson, R.R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://elibrary.unm.edu/sora/JFO/v070n04/p0514-p0519.pdf |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:18 -0500 |
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