Application of a PCR-based approach to identify sex in Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae)
Pacific Conservation Biology
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Abstract
The application of molecular techniques to conservation genetics issues can provide important guidance criteria for management of endangered species. The results from this study establish that PCR-based approaches for sex determination developed in other bird species (Griffiths and Tiwari 1995; Griffiths et al. 1996, 1998; Ellegren 1996) can be applied with a high degree of confidence to at least four species of Hawaiian honeycreepers. This provides a rapid, reliable method with which population managers can optimize sex ratios within populations of endangered species that are subject to artificial manipulation through captive breeding programmes or geographic translocation.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Application of a PCR-based approach to identify sex in Hawaiian honeycreepers (Drepanidinae) |
| Series title | Pacific Conservation Biology |
| DOI | 10.1071/PC000014 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 2000 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | CSIRO Publishing |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 14 |
| Last page | 17 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Hawai'i |
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