No evidence for a link between forest herbicides and offspring sex ratio in a migratory songbird using high-throughput molecular sexing | Zendy

James W. Rivers | Zendy; Jennifer L. Houtz | Zendy; Matthew G. Betts | Zendy; Brent M. Horton | Zendy

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No evidence for a link between forest herbicides and offspring sex ratio in a migratory songbird using high-throughput molecular sexing

Author(s) -

James W. Rivers,

Jennifer L. Houtz,

Matthew G. Betts,

Brent M. Horton

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cox054

Subject(s) - sexing , biology , offspring , sex ratio , sparrow , songbird , zoology , ecology , pinus massoniana , netting , population , genetics , demography , pregnancy , botany , sociology , political science , law

Forest management practices can influence offspring sex ratio in birds. Our large-scale experimental study developed a high-throughput approach to determine the sex of >1000 songbird nestlings, and in using it we found no evidence that offspring sex ratio varied as a function of herbicide application intensity.

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