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: Received: 6 January 2024 / Approved: 8 January 2024 / Online: 8 January 2024 (11:25:01 CET)
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Ling, L.K.K.; Toral, F.L.B.; Lara, L.B.; Matos, A.G.S.; Lima, T.D.O.; Ferreira, W.M. Variability in the Initial Growth Trajectory of Captive Bred Snakes of the Genus Epicrates. Preprints2024, 2024010584. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0584.v1
Ling, L.K.K.; Toral, F.L.B.; Lara, L.B.; Matos, A.G.S.; Lima, T.D.O.; Ferreira, W.M. Variability in the Initial Growth Trajectory of Captive Bred Snakes of the Genus Epicrates. Preprints 2024, 2024010584. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0584.v1
Ling, L.K.K.; Toral, F.L.B.; Lara, L.B.; Matos, A.G.S.; Lima, T.D.O.; Ferreira, W.M. Variability in the Initial Growth Trajectory of Captive Bred Snakes of the Genus Epicrates. Preprints2024, 2024010584. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0584.v1
APA Style
Ling, L.K.K., Toral, F.L.B., Lara, L.B., Matos, A.G.S., Lima, T.D.O., & Ferreira, W.M. (2024). Variability in the Initial Growth Trajectory of Captive Bred Snakes of the Genus Epicrates. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0584.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ling, L.K.K., Tiago De Oliveira Lima and Walter Motta Ferreira. 2024 "Variability in the Initial Growth Trajectory of Captive Bred Snakes of the Genus Epicrates" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0584.v1
Abstract
The goal of this study was to characterize the initial growth trajectory of Epicrates assisi, 1 Epicrates cenchria, and Epicrates crassus snakes raised in captivity. An exponential model with 2 parameters for birth weight (A) and growth rate (k) was fitted for each animal. There was a significant 3 difference A and k among the three species, the means (standard error) for A and k parameters were 4 31 (0.3) g and 0.0027 (0.00006) for E. assisi, 27.6 (0.6) g and 0.0046 (0.00013) for E. cenchria and 25.9 5 (1.4) g and 0.0033 (0.00027) for E. crassus. We showed a significative variability between species for 6 initial growth trajectory. In addition, we also demonstrated the existence of variability within species, 7 which can be used to change the growth trajectory of snakes, being a tool for selection and genetic 8 improvement.9
Keywords
growth curve; performance; ex situ; rainbow boa; reproduction
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Other
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