Mallard age and sex determination from wings
Journal of Wildlife Management
By: S.M. Carney and A. D. Geis
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Abstract
This paper describes characters on the wing plumage of the mallard that indicate age and sex. A key outlines a logical order in which to check age and sex characters on wings. This method was tested and found to be more than 95 percent reliable, although it was found that considerable practice and training with known-age specimens was required to achieve this level of accuracy....The implications of this technique and the sampling procedure it permits are discussed. Wing collections could provide information on production, and, if coupled with a banding program could permit seasonal population estimates to be calculated. In addition, representative samples of wings would provide data to check the reliability of several other waterfowl surveys.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Mallard age and sex determination from wings |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1960 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 372-381 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| First page | 372 |
| Last page | 381 |
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