Sex and Age Bias in Australian Magpies Struck by Aircraft
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:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Sex
3.2. Age
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age/Sex Category | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Adult (unsexed) | 2 | 2.9 |
Adult male | 7 | 10.3 |
Adult female | 25 | 36.8 |
Subadult | 7 | 10.3 |
First-year | 27 | 39.7 |
Total | 68 | 100.0 |
Age/Sex | Number | Percentage of Categorized Magpies |
---|---|---|
Adult (unsexed) | 36 | 5.6 |
Adult male | 198 | 30.9 |
Adult female | 173 | 27.0 |
Subadult | 62 | 9.7 |
First-year | 172 | 26.8 |
Not recorded | 11,414 | |
Total | 12,055 | 100.0 |
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Steele, W.K.; Weston, M.A. Sex and Age Bias in Australian Magpies Struck by Aircraft. Birds 2023, 4, 295-302. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4040025
Steele WK, Weston MA. Sex and Age Bias in Australian Magpies Struck by Aircraft. Birds. 2023; 4(4):295-302. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4040025
Chicago/Turabian StyleSteele, William K., and Michael A. Weston. 2023. "Sex and Age Bias in Australian Magpies Struck by Aircraft" Birds 4, no. 4: 295-302. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4040025
APA StyleSteele, W. K., & Weston, M. A. (2023). Sex and Age Bias in Australian Magpies Struck by Aircraft. Birds, 4(4), 295-302. https://doi.org/10.3390/birds4040025