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Can birds change sex?
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:23 pm
by TropicalAussie
My fiance is adament that birds can change their sex within the first year like some fish can and I don't believe him.
He says it's so ratios of males and females in the wild stay the same.
Does anyone know of any birds that can change their sex?
Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:36 pm
by catschair2
Nope (lots of degrees in biology, but not an ecologist, so I could be wrong, but I don't think so)
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:00 am
by julie
Im thinking no as well.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 4:29 pm
by kyria
I vote "No"..
No degrees here either but I think it would be something we would have all heard about by now. Unless there is some strange species somewhere, in some amazon basin ?
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:49 pm
by Donna
That would really tic me off if they could
all the money I've spent on DNA testing.
Donna
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:05 pm
by Jay
Donna wrote:That would really tic me off if they could
all the money I've spent on DNA testing.Donna
LOL@Donna
Unlike humans and certain fish, I don't think any species of birds can change their gender... at least not parrots.
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:12 pm
by Mikaela
Hunny, my ol man was able to convince me my Baby was an entire year older than he actually is. When pinned to the mat he gave. I dont know what thats all about.
Think our men may be a lil jealous and like to mess with us? If men can be jealous of babies then... I dont know!
Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:30 am
by tu_ija
Birds can`t change their sex after fertilization because egg cell determines which sex hatching chicks are (male and female have dissimilar sex choromosomes).
Re: Can birds change sex?
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2024 10:39 am
by farrukhnawaz
In birds, although genetic factors control the sex determination program, sex differentiation is sensitive to hormones, which can induce sex reversal when disturbed.