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at Wed May 9 15:48:56 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by RoyerReptiles ]
Yes, we're don't have the advantage of short maturation periods like those working with fruit flies or even with mice or rats. I think it's going to take decades to determine if there are lines of females with certain traits, and that will only happen for those who are paying attention. Record keeping is key, even if it seems irrelevant now, it the data collected will hopefully reveal if any such genetic component exists down the road..
good chatting with you, as always.
Kassandra
>>Thanks for the update!
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>>I was also interested in females that would lay smaller and more eggs but in my limited experience the size of the eggs seem to vary for the same female from year to year. While my females consistently lay about 1/3 of their weight in a clutch the same female that produced a high baby to weight ratio one year (by producing small eggs) might just produce bigger eggs as she grows. So finding a genetic tendency to consistently lay clutches that aren't so typical ball (few big babies) doesn't look easy.
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RE: Randy Remington- Small BP Females - RoyerReptiles, Wed May 9 15:48:56 2007