Quantitative analysis of production traits in saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus): I. Reproduction traits

Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 361-369

  Isberg, S R ^a   Thomson, P C ^a   Nicholas, F W ^a   Barker, S G ^b   Moran, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Janamba Croc Farm ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BREEDING; CLUTCH SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OVUM; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT, HERITABLE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPRODUCTION;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS;

EID: 28144445130     PISSN: 09312668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.2005.00548.x     Document Type: Article

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