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The use of (GACA) 4 PCR to sex Old World vultures (Aves: Accipitridae)
Author(s) -
WINK M.,
SAUERGÜRTH H.,
MARTINEZ F.,
DOVAL G.,
BLANCO G.,
HATZOFE O.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
molecular ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.619
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1365-294X
pISSN - 0962-1083
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-294x.1998.00377.x
Subject(s) - accipitridae , biology , zoology , evolutionary biology , ecology , predation
A PCR method was developed employing a single primer (GACA) 4 to sex Black vultures ( Aegypius monachus ), Lappet‐faced vultures ( Torgos tracheliotus ), and Griffon vultures ( Gyps fulvus ). Using the (GACA) 4 primer several PCR products were generated. One or more PCR products displayed a sex‐specific pattern, i.e. they were only present in females (probably corresponding to repetitive DNA on the W chromosome) but absent in males. The sex ratio of 85 Griffon vultures from Spain was almost 1.