Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2007

Publication Title

Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Publisher

Wilson Ornithological Society

Volume

119

Issue

2

First page number:

289

Last page number:

291

Abstract

We report bilateral gynandromorphy in a White-ruffed Manakin (Corapipo altera) collected near Santa Fé, Panamá in 2004. The specimen had an oviduct and ovary on the left side and a single testis on the right. The plumage was phenotypically female on the right side and male on the left. The weight and genetic affinity of the specimen were characteristically female. Both Z and W chromosomes were detected in genetic samples from multiple tissue types and toe pads from both feet. This report is a novel record of gynandromorphy in a suboscine passerine.

Keywords

Corapipo altera; Gynandromorphism; White-ruffed Manakin

Controlled Subject

Birds--Research; Gynandromorphism; Molecular genetics

Disciplines

Molecular Genetics | Ornithology

File Format

pdf

File Size

583 KB

Language

English

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