Researchers working to recover the endangered Great Lakes piping plover are using DNA analysis to determine the sex of captive-reared chicks, allowing them to better balance the number of males and females released at nesting sites, thus improving the odds that returning birds will find mates in future breeding seasons. Read the full story by MLive.
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