Description of a new taxon <i>brookei</i> of Levaillant's Cisticola <i>Cisticola tinniens</i> from the Western Cape, South Africa

Herremans, Marc; Philogene, D.; Underhill, G. D.; Raijmakers, J. M.H; Underhill, L. G.; Johnson, D. N.; Bernitz, Herman; Bernitz, Zephné; Bowker, Meyrick B.; Beer, Silvia

doi:10.1080/00306525.1999.9634230

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“…Knox and Walters (1992) detected a 15% error amongst British Sparrowhawk skeletons in the Natural History Museum. Herremans et al . (1999) presented biplot figures of tail and wing length measurements of Levaillant's Cisticola specimens (89 skins from the Durban Natural Science Museum, Transvaal Museum and South African Museum) that suggested the presence of sexing errors, possibly at as high a rate as 16%.…”

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“…Furthermore, data on museum specimen labels may suffer transcription and re‐labelling errors, poor handwriting, confusion of records during the storage period or even fabricated information (Van Tyne 1952, Clench 1976, Conover & Hunt 1989, Parkes 1989a, 1989b, Knox & Walters 1992). Sexing errors have previously been detected, by noting incongruencies with morphological measurements (Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus ; Knox & Walters 1992), or where comparisons with measurements of sexed live birds were inconsistent (Levaillant's Cisticolas Cisticola tinniens ; Herremans et al . 1999).…”

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“…1999). These methods of detection, however, rely on morphometric measurements that may remain biased if there are incorrect cut-offs between the sexes (Herremans et al . 1999).…”

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Sexing errors among museum skins of a sexually monomorphic bird, the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

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“…Several studies have reported cases in which the sex reported by specimen labels was incorrect (e.g. Prys‐Jones 1976; Knox & Walters 1992; Herremans et al . 1999), and in some monomorphic taxa, such as the moorhen Gallinula chloropus , the incidence of such specimens may be as high as 20% (Lee & Griffiths 2003).…”

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New and improved molecular sexing methods for museum bird specimens

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2008

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We present two new avian molecular sexing techniques for nonpasserine and passerine birds (Neognathae), which are more suitable for use with museum specimens than earlier methods. The technique for nonpasserines is based on a new primer (M5) which, in combination with the existing P8 primer, targets a smaller amplicon in the CHD1 sex-linked gene than previously. Primers targeting ATP5A1, an avian sex-linked gene not previously used for sex identification, were developed for passerines. Comprehensive testing across species demonstrated that both primer pairs sex a range of different species within their respective taxonomic groups. Rigorous evaluation of each method within species showed that these permitted sexing of specimens dating from the 1850s. For corn bunting museum specimens, the ATP5A1 method sexed 98% of 63 samples (1857-1966). The M5/P8 CHD1 method was similarly successful, sexing 90% of 384 moorhen specimens from six different museum collections (1855-2001). In contrast, the original P2/P8 CHD1 sexing method only identified the sex of less than half of 111 museum moorhen samples. In addition to dried skin samples, these methods may be useful for other types of material that yield degraded or damaged DNA, and are hence potential new sexing tools for avian conservation genetics, population management and wildlife forensics.

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Description of a new taxon brookei of Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens from the Western Cape, South Africa

Cited by 4 publications

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Sexing errors among museum skins of a sexually monomorphic bird, the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

Sexing errors among museum skins of a sexually monomorphic bird, the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

New and improved molecular sexing methods for museum bird specimens

Sociable Weaver biometrics and primary moult

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