Highly skewed sex ratios in the critically endangered Taita thrush as revealed by CHD genes

摘要: The study of sex-ratio patterns in threatened bird species has yielded crucial information with regard to their conservation and management. In the case sexually monomorphic species, i.e. that cannot be sexed by appearance, DNA-based sexing techniques are increasingly applied. We present data on adult Taita thrushes, a critically endangered forest endemic from south-east Kenya. addition describing morphometric trait can used sex individuals directly upon capture, we comment remarkable skew ratio might have important consequences for long-term survival species.