Abstract
We assessed effects of tissue collection methods (i.e., patagial microbiopsy and down feathers) and chick age at sampling on morphometrics and 21-day survival of 600 captive neonatal northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). We observed minimal effects on morphometrics and no difference in survival among patagial microbiopsy (x ̄ 0.96 ± 0.03), down feathers (x ̄ 0.92 ± 0.04), and control (x ̄ 0.86 ± 0.05) methods. DNA analysis from patagial microbiopsy, down feather, and egg tooth samples showed greater concentrations of DNA from patagial microbiopsy (x ̄ 10.28 ± 1.74 g/ml) than either down feather (x ̄ 4.10 ± 1.74 g/ml) or egg teeth (x ̄ 2.35 ± 1.74 g/ml).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1241-1244 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Wildlife Management |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Colinus virginianus
- neonatal survival
- northern bobwhite
- patagial biopsy
- tissue collection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology
- Nature and Landscape Conservation