An investigation of sex identification methods in New Zealand reptiles

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An investigation of sex identification methods in New Zealand reptiles

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

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Sex is the fundamental biological difference between males and females, and causes the most disparity in physiology, behaviour and ecology within a species. Techniques that identify sex are useful as they give insight into a species’ population dynamics, aiding the implementation of conservation strategies. For reptiles, sex identification is required for estimating sex ratios of wild populations and ensuring correct captive housing to avoid fighting between conspecifics. This study attempted...

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Research paper

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Scholarly text / Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2014

Creator

Botting, Samantha

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/4978

Related subjects

Oligosoma grande / O. otagense / Woodworthia Otago/Southland / Genetic / New Zealand / Oligosoma / McCann's skink / Grand skink / Otago skink / reptile / lizard / sex / morphology / RAPD / Y chromosome / endangered / sexual development / hemipene / sex test / genetic sex determination / environmental sex determination / GSD / ESD / Random amplification of polymorphic DNA / histology / juvenile

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