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Titre :	Buccal swabs as a reliable source of DNA for sexing young and adult Common Swifts (Apus apus)
Auteurs :	Arndt H. J. Wellbrock, Auteur ; Christina Bauch, Auteur ; Jan Rozman, Auteur ; Klaudia Witte, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Journal of Ornithology (153(3) JUL 2012)
Article en page(s) :	991-994
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	We investigated the reliability of buccal swabs for molecular sex determination in very young nestlings (0-14 days old) and adults of the Common Swift (Apus apus) compared to the results from blood samples of the same individuals. Sex determination based on buccal swabs matched the result of sex determination based on blood samples in 46 out of 47 nestlings (98 %) and in all 10 adults (100 %). Therefore, we consider that buccal swab sampling is a reliable noninvasive method to obtain DNA for sex determination in swifts. We recommend buccal swabbing as an alternative to blood sampling in future genetic studies in birds.

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