Effects of tissue collection methods on morphometrics and survival of captive neonatal northern bobwhite

Kristine O. Evans, Loren W. Burger, Brant C. Faircloth, William E. Palmer, John P. Carroll

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1241-1244
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Wildlife Management
Volume73
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

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

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