Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)

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Berkunsky, Igor; Mahler, Bettina; Reboreda, Juan Carlos
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2009
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On current knowledge, it has not been possible to determine the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva) in the hand, as males and females were thought not to differ in the colour of plumage or size. We used discriminant function analysis to develop equations for determining the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons using in-hand measurements. We took seven measurements of size and one measure of plumage colour (percentage of yellow on the head) from 202 birds in north-western Argentina. The sex of each individual was determined using DNA-based genetic techniques. For all size measurements, males averaged larger than females. Males also had a higher percentage of yellow plumage on the head than females. The percentage of yellow plumage (64%) and body mass (12%) had the highest degree of dimorphism, but also showed high within-sex coefficients of variation, correctly classifying 73% and 72% of the individuals respectively. Although bill-depth had a low degree of dimorphism (7%), it had the lowest coefficient of variation (4%) resulting in the most accurate single-measurement for sexing this species (80% of the individuals). A cross validation process revealed that a discriminant function including three measurements (bill-depth, tibial length and head-width) was more accurate and reliable for determination of sex than single measurements, classifying correctly85%of the individuals. Our results showthat Blue-fronted Amazons are sexually dimorphic for most characteristics of body size and show sexual dichromatism in the colour of the plumage of the head, which allows determination of sex of individuals by morphological variables that can be easily measured in the field.
Fil: Berkunsky, Igor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina
Fil: Mahler, Bettina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina
Fil: Reboreda, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina
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AMAZONA AESTIVA XANTHOPTERYX
DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
SEXUAL DICHROMATISM
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spelling Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)Berkunsky, IgorMahler, BettinaReboreda, Juan CarlosAMAZONA AESTIVA XANTHOPTERYXDISCRIMINANT ANALYSISSEXUAL DICHROMATISMhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1On current knowledge, it has not been possible to determine the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva) in the hand, as males and females were thought not to differ in the colour of plumage or size. We used discriminant function analysis to develop equations for determining the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons using in-hand measurements. We took seven measurements of size and one measure of plumage colour (percentage of yellow on the head) from 202 birds in north-western Argentina. The sex of each individual was determined using DNA-based genetic techniques. For all size measurements, males averaged larger than females. Males also had a higher percentage of yellow plumage on the head than females. The percentage of yellow plumage (64%) and body mass (12%) had the highest degree of dimorphism, but also showed high within-sex coefficients of variation, correctly classifying 73% and 72% of the individuals respectively. Although bill-depth had a low degree of dimorphism (7%), it had the lowest coefficient of variation (4%) resulting in the most accurate single-measurement for sexing this species (80% of the individuals). A cross validation process revealed that a discriminant function including three measurements (bill-depth, tibial length and head-width) was more accurate and reliable for determination of sex than single measurements, classifying correctly85%of the individuals. Our results showthat Blue-fronted Amazons are sexually dimorphic for most characteristics of body size and show sexual dichromatism in the colour of the plumage of the head, which allows determination of sex of individuals by morphological variables that can be easily measured in the field.Fil: Berkunsky, Igor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; ArgentinaFil: Mahler, Bettina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; ArgentinaFil: Reboreda, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; ArgentinaCsiro Publishing2009-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/114879Berkunsky, Igor; Mahler, Bettina; Reboreda, Juan Carlos; Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva); Csiro Publishing; Emu; 109; 3; 12-2009; 192-1970158-4197CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1071/MU08072info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1071/MU08072info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:50:46Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/114879instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:50:46.82CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
title Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
spellingShingle Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
Berkunsky, Igor
AMAZONA AESTIVA XANTHOPTERYX
DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
SEXUAL DICHROMATISM
title_short Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
title_full Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
title_fullStr Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
title_full_unstemmed Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
title_sort Sexual dimorphism and determination of sex by morphometrics in Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Berkunsky, Igor
Mahler, Bettina
Reboreda, Juan Carlos
author Berkunsky, Igor
author_facet Berkunsky, Igor
Mahler, Bettina
Reboreda, Juan Carlos
author_role author
author2 Mahler, Bettina
Reboreda, Juan Carlos
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv AMAZONA AESTIVA XANTHOPTERYX
DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
SEXUAL DICHROMATISM
topic AMAZONA AESTIVA XANTHOPTERYX
DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS
SEXUAL DICHROMATISM
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv On current knowledge, it has not been possible to determine the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva) in the hand, as males and females were thought not to differ in the colour of plumage or size. We used discriminant function analysis to develop equations for determining the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons using in-hand measurements. We took seven measurements of size and one measure of plumage colour (percentage of yellow on the head) from 202 birds in north-western Argentina. The sex of each individual was determined using DNA-based genetic techniques. For all size measurements, males averaged larger than females. Males also had a higher percentage of yellow plumage on the head than females. The percentage of yellow plumage (64%) and body mass (12%) had the highest degree of dimorphism, but also showed high within-sex coefficients of variation, correctly classifying 73% and 72% of the individuals respectively. Although bill-depth had a low degree of dimorphism (7%), it had the lowest coefficient of variation (4%) resulting in the most accurate single-measurement for sexing this species (80% of the individuals). A cross validation process revealed that a discriminant function including three measurements (bill-depth, tibial length and head-width) was more accurate and reliable for determination of sex than single measurements, classifying correctly85%of the individuals. Our results showthat Blue-fronted Amazons are sexually dimorphic for most characteristics of body size and show sexual dichromatism in the colour of the plumage of the head, which allows determination of sex of individuals by morphological variables that can be easily measured in the field.
Fil: Berkunsky, Igor. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Tandil; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina
Fil: Mahler, Bettina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina
Fil: Reboreda, Juan Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina
description On current knowledge, it has not been possible to determine the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons (Amazona aestiva) in the hand, as males and females were thought not to differ in the colour of plumage or size. We used discriminant function analysis to develop equations for determining the sex of Blue-fronted Amazons using in-hand measurements. We took seven measurements of size and one measure of plumage colour (percentage of yellow on the head) from 202 birds in north-western Argentina. The sex of each individual was determined using DNA-based genetic techniques. For all size measurements, males averaged larger than females. Males also had a higher percentage of yellow plumage on the head than females. The percentage of yellow plumage (64%) and body mass (12%) had the highest degree of dimorphism, but also showed high within-sex coefficients of variation, correctly classifying 73% and 72% of the individuals respectively. Although bill-depth had a low degree of dimorphism (7%), it had the lowest coefficient of variation (4%) resulting in the most accurate single-measurement for sexing this species (80% of the individuals). A cross validation process revealed that a discriminant function including three measurements (bill-depth, tibial length and head-width) was more accurate and reliable for determination of sex than single measurements, classifying correctly85%of the individuals. Our results showthat Blue-fronted Amazons are sexually dimorphic for most characteristics of body size and show sexual dichromatism in the colour of the plumage of the head, which allows determination of sex of individuals by morphological variables that can be easily measured in the field.
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