Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Volume 7, Issue 1 , 01/01/2022
Using Feathers for Molecular Sexing of Straw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) Offsprings
Abstract
Sex determination of of straw-headed bulbul offspring was carried out from 27 offspring's plucked feather samples in a captive breeding program. Using direct PCR, this study provided more evidences that feather samples are reliable as a source of DNA for non-invasive and effective molecular sexing. The study also revealed that the offspring sex ratio of straw-headed bulbul was slightly inclined towards males, but there was no significant difference from the value of 0.5.
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Article
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Journal
Keywords
DPCRFeatherMolecular sexingNon-invasive samplingStraw-headed bulbul
ASJC Subject Area
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology : BiotechnologyImmunology and Microbiology : Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences : Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Agricultural and Biological Sciences : Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics