@article{42439be07a3b44e18c54063878573767,
title = "Validity of an external sex determination method in Atlantic Sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus)",
abstract = "The validity of the shape of the urogenital opening was tested as a predicable means to determine the sex of Atlantic sturgeon captured in the Saco River estuary, Maine. Evaluation of 121 individuals ranging in size from 107 to 182 cm fork length were compared to non-lethal radioimmunoassay determined sex data previously examined for these individuals within this estuary. The results suggested that using the shape of the urogenital opening is not a reliable means to determine sex as only 51% of Atlantic sturgeon were correctly identified as female. Additionally, there was no significant difference in correctness relative to 10 cm fork length size classes or sampling month.",
author = "Wheeler, {Carolyn R.} and Novak, {Ashleigh J.} and Wippelhauser, {Gail S.} and Sulikowski, {James A.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the undergraduate and graduate students of the Sulikowski laboratory at UNE. Additionally, we thank the Marine Science Center staff for logistical support. This research was approved by UNE's Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC protocol no. 20101221SUL and UNE-20140401SULIJ), and was part of a requirement for the undergraduate honors program at the University of New England. This manuscript represents Marine Science Center contribution number 120. Funding Information: University of New England, Grant/ Award Number: Summer Undergraduate Research Experience ; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Grant/Award Number: NA10NMF4720023; Maine Space Grant Consortium, Grant/Award Number: Undergraduate fellowship Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Blackwell Verlag GmbH",
year = "2019",
month = feb,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1111/jai.13775",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "35",
pages = "187--191",
journal = "Journal of Applied Ichthyology",
issn = "0175-8659",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "1",
}