Identifying Sex of Mountain Quail by Length of Crest Plume
Pine DS. 1981. Identifying Sex of Mountain Quail by Length of Crest Plume. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 45(4):1056-1057
The author tested the hypothesis that plume length is a valid external indicator of sex for this species. Including all ages, the mean plume length of males was 89.6 mm (SD=4.5mm) and for females was 73.0mm (SD=4.7mm).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Pine, Donald
- Units
- JOTR
- Keywords
- crest plume length, Monterey California, Mountain quail, Oreorytx pictus, sex determination, Taxa Links To References