In biology, the correct term to describe the sex of an animal is 'sex'.
'Gender' is not used.
In particular, the term 'sex' is used in sexual dimorphism, sex
characteristics, sex chromosomes, etc.
Cheers,
Merrilyn (wearing my biologist hat)
On 22/01/2013 10:41 AM, wrote:
That is no longer true, at least in the U.S. While I was taught that
words have gender, people have sex, the advent of gender studies at universities
(they couldn't really call it sex studies) and increasing popular use of
gender has made it a proper usage , and it is now accepted in the major
dictionaries.
Eric Jeffrey
Falls Church, VA 22043
In a message dated 1/21/2013 6:36:16 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
Good explanation here:
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/gendermed/sexandgender.html
Ian
On 22/01/2013 9:55 AM, Peter Shute wrote:
How come?
Peter Shute
-----Original Message-----
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Jonny Schoenjahn
Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2013 6:35 PM
To: Birding-Aus
Subject: [Birding-Aus] sex, not gender
Hi Denise,
you were referring to the sex of those Accipiters, not their gender.
Cutting a sociolinguistic explanation short: as fas as
ornithology is concerned, birds have a sex, but no gender.
Cheers,
Jonny
Jonny Schoenjahn
Perth WA
Denise wrote on 12 January 2013:
"In the Top End size range for male Brown Goshawk is 33-42 cm
while for Collared Sparrowhawk it's 30-40 cm (both genders)."
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