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ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2025

Geometric Morphometric Analysis of Sexual Dimorphism in the Bill of the White Stork (

Ebuderda Günay, Tomasz Szara, Buket Çakar, Emine İrem Deveci, Ali Serhan Coşkun, Gökhan Gün, Funda Yiğit, Ozan Gündemir, Sokol Duro, Mihaela Claudia Spataru

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Article in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Habitat-Driven Sexual Dimorphism inEcology and evolution · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Ebuderda GünayDepartment of Wild Animal Disease and Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye.
Tomasz SzaraDepartment of Morphological Sciences, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, 02-776 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8555-6435
Buket ÇakarInstitute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0009-4076-7568
Emine İrem DeveciDepartment of Wild Animal Disease and Ecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ali Serhan CoşkunInstitute of Graduate Studies, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0006-0192-0476
Gökhan GünDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bogazici University, 34342 Istanbul, Türkiye.
Funda YiğitDepartment of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-5370-961X
Ozan GündemirDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-3637-8166
Sokol DuroDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, 1000 Tirana, Albania.ORCID 0000-0002-6075-7342
Mihaela Claudia SpataruDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" Iasi University of Life Sciences, 700489 Iasi, Romania.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual dimorphism in bill morphology influences foraging strategies and bird competitive interactions. This study uses geometric morphometric analyses to examine sex-based differences in the bill shape and size of

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allometrybill morphologyprincipal component analysissex determinationsexual dimorphism

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PMID40362127
PMCPMC12070864

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