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    Sexing chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) by morphological measurements

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    Número de documento:
    WG-CEMP-94/25
    Autor(es):
    Amat, J.A., J. Viñuela and M. Ferrer
    Aprobado por:
    Admin Admin (Secretaría de la CCRVMA)
    Accessibility Categories
    Open Access (OA)
    Review Finalised:
    No
    Punto(s) de la agenda
    WG-CEMP-94 - - undefined
    Publication:
    Amat, J.A., J. Viñuela and M. Ferrer. 1993. Sexing chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) by morphological measurements. Colonial Waterbirds, 16(2): 213-216. https://doi.org/10.2307/1521441
    Resumen

    We applied discriminant analysis to morphometric data from Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) to obtain a function that can be used to predict sex. The function correctly classified 95% of 55 individuals. Bill depth was the most important discriminating variable, with males having deeper bills.