Quantitative analysis of production traits in saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus): IV. number of scale rows.

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0388.2006.00561.x

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Quantitative analysis of production traits in saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus): IV. number of scale rows.

Journal of animal breeding and genetics = Zeitschrift fur Tierzuchtung und Zuchtungsbiologie - 1 Feb 2006

Isberg S R, Thomson P C, Nicholas F W, Webb G J W, Manolis S C, Barker S G, Moran C

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A total of 3156 scale row records, comprising 1739 full-sibling records from 30 families from Janamba Croc Farm (NT, Australia) and 1417 parent-offspring records from 19 families from Wildlife Management International, Pty Ltd (NT, Australia), collected at each facility using a different method, were analysed using ASReml. The full-sibling heritability estimate for the Janamba data was 0.37 (SE 0.03). The animal...

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