We study fundamental relationships between classical and stochastic chemical kinetics for general biochemical systems with elementary reactions. Analytical and numerical investigations show that intrinsic fluctuations may qualitatively and quantitatively affect both transient and stationary system behavior. Thus, we provide a theoretical understanding of the role that intrinsic fluctuations may...

Unambiguous identification of the sex of live birds is critical in numerous areas of avian research, including studies of alternative reproductive tactics, sexratio manipulation, and conservation biology (e.g. van Rhijn 1973, Snyder and Snyder 1989, Stamps 1990). However, identification of sex can be problematic for researchers dealing with young birds or sexually monomorphic species. Technique...