Inbreeding, mortality, and sex ratio in gaur (Bos gaurus) under captivity
- 1 July 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Heredity
- Vol. 73 (4) , 297-298
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a109646
Abstract
The average inbreeding coefficient for guar (Boa gaurus H. Smith) born in captivity has ranged from 0·139 to 0·234 per year since 1969. Juvenile mortality is significantly higher among inbred young. and a significantly higher proportion of males occur in inbred than in noninbred offspring.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: