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Dräktförändring hos en intersex gräsand Anas platyrhynchos över en sexårsperiod: [Plumage changes in an intersex Mallard Anas platyrhynchos over a six-year period]
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Biology and Environmental Science. (Lnuc EEMiS)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1152-4235
2021 (Swedish)In: Ornis Svecica, ISSN 1102-6812, E-ISSN 2003-2633, Vol. 31, p. 68-74Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Abstract [en]

INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS with a mixture of female and male plumage traits are reported regularly, but at low fre-quency. Here we describe the changes in plumage in a Mallard Anas platyrhynchos intersex individual over six years (2015–2020), from a mixed female–male phenotype to a predominantly male phenotype. Already at the first observation, typical male characteristics were present, such as greyish-white tail with two central curved black rectrices and a greenish tinge to parts of the head. The bird attained a more male-like plumage with the next moult and maintained that plumage for the rest of the study period. However, presence of female-patterned body feathers continued until 2019, but in reduced frequency, except for the cheeks and ear-coverts, which displayed a variation in colour. The bill remained female-patterned throughout and the bird did not enter eclipse plumage.

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BirdLife Sverige , 2021. Vol. 31, p. 68-74
Keywords [en]
Anatidae, Duck, Field studies, Gradual masculinization, Longitudinal observations, Phenotype, Photographic documentation, Anas platyrhynchos
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Zoology
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Natural Science, Ecology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-106565DOI: 10.34080/OS.V31.22427Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85109170702OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-106565DiVA, id: diva2:1588952
Available from: 2021-08-30 Created: 2021-08-30 Last updated: 2025-09-23Bibliographically approved

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