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Kate Orr
Researcher at University of Glasgow
Publications - 13
Citations - 5737
Kate Orr is an academic researcher from University of Glasgow. The author has contributed to research in topics: Taeniopygia & Zebra finch. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 13 publications receiving 5520 citations.
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A DNA test to sex most birds
TL;DR: A test based on two conserved CHD (chromo‐helicase‐DNA‐binding) genes that are located on the avian sex chromosomes of all birds, with the possible exception of the ratites (ostriches, etc.; Struthioniformes).
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A DNA test to sex most birds.
TL;DR: In this paper, a test based on two conserved CHD (chromo-helicase-DNA-binding) genes that are located on the avian sex chromosomes of all birds, with the possible exception of the ratites (ostriches, etc.).
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Sex-specific foraging behaviour in tropical boobies: does size matter?
Sue Lewis,E. A. Schreiber,Francis Daunt,Gary A. Schenk,Kate Orr,Aileen Adams,Sarah Wanless,Keith C. Hamer +7 more
TL;DR: Compared between two sympatric and congeneric species of seabird, the magnitude of the difference between the sexes matched the sexual size dimorphism of the species, providing support for the size hypothesis.
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The use of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in the isolation of sex-specific markers.
Richard Griffiths,Kate Orr +1 more
TL;DR: AFLP can be used to sex organisms directly or the marker can be sequenced and a standard PCR test designed, as it produces a DNA fingerprint of 50–100 PCR bands.
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Primary sex ratios in birds: problems with molecular sex identification of undeveloped eggs
TL;DR: Estimates of primary sex ratios based on newly laid eggs will be appreciably inaccurate, according to the reduced ability of both sets of primers to anneal to the W chromosome compared to the Z chromosome at low DNA concentrations.