| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1984 |
| Authors: | Bortolotti, GR |
| Journal: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
| Volume: | 48 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Date Published: | 1984 |
| ISBN Number: | 0022541X |
| Keywords: | Accipitridae, Haliaeetus, Haliaeetus leucocephalus |
| Abstract: | Patterns of size variation between sex and among plumage classes of bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) were examined by measuring 10 variables on museum study skins. Using multivariate statistical techniques, a field method was devised to correctly identify the sex of 98.1% of bald eagles examined. Plumage maturation in this species and the problems associated with previous descriptions of plumage succession are discussed. |
| URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3808454 |
| Short Title: | The Journal of Wildlife Management |
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