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- Title
Sex-related variation in morphology of helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris) from the Riemland of the north-eastern Free State, South Africa.
- Authors
Prinsloo, H. C.; Harley, V.; Reilly, B. K.; Crowe, T. M.
- Abstract
In the hope of developing a relatively simple, non-destructive way of sexing adult helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris), sexual differences in body mass and in the size of head adornments of adult helmeted guineafowl sampled during the winter months in the Riemland district of the northeastern Free State, South Africa, were investigated. Males have statistically significantly larger values for all attributes than do females. However, no single attribute, nor a combination of them, can be used to sex guineafowl unambiguously.
- Subjects
NUMIDA meleagris; GALLIFORMES; POULTRY; SEX differences (Biology); ANIMAL species
- Publication
South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2005, Vol 35, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
0379-4369
- Publication type
Article