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dc.contributor.authorDale, Arnja
dc.contributor.authorRobertson, B.C.
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-31T23:16:32Z
dc.date.available2013-07-31T23:16:32Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/2273
dc.description.abstractSexing morphometric birds is problematic, yet it is necessary for the conservation management of many such species, including the endangered weka (Gallirallus australis), a large fl ightless rail endemic to New Zealand. Weka are visually monomorphic and until now have only been sexed using behavioural and morphometric techniques (Beauchamp et al. 1999). Behavioural sexing is complicated as both male and female weka share the responsibility of nest building, egg incubation, and chick rearing. Likewise polygamy has been reported in weka (Guthrie-Smith 1914; Beauchamp 1986) as have same sex pair bonding in captivity (D. Emmerson, pers. comm.) and also in wild populations (A.J. Beauchamp, pers. comm.) ...en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://osnz.org.nz/en_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectsexingen_NZ
dc.subjectmorphometric birdsen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectconservation management
dc.subjectbirdsen_NZ
dc.subjectweka (Gallirallus australis)en_NZ
dc.titleDNA sexing of weka (Gallirallus australis)en_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.rights.holder© The Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Inc.en_NZ
dc.subject.marsden050211 Wildlife and Habitat Managementen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationDale, A., and Robertson, B. (2006). DNA sexing of weka (Gallirallus australis). Nortonis. 53 : 375-381.en_NZ
unitec.institutionUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.titleNortonisen_NZ
unitec.peerreviewedyesen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Canterburyen_NZ
unitec.identifier.roms44633
unitec.institution.studyareaNatural Sciences


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