Size Inheritance in Rabbits: With a Prefatory Note and Appendix (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Edwin Carleton Macdowell

9780332877686: Size Inheritance in Rabbits: With a Prefatory Note and Appendix (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 033287768X ISBN 13: 9780332877686

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Unlock the science of rabbit size with a careful, data-driven look at inheritance and growth.

This edition delves into how body size in rabbits is determined by general growth factors that affect the whole skeleton. It explores how skull length, limb proportions, and other bone measurements relate to overall size, using precise skull and bone measurements collected from multiple rabbits over time. The work also examines differences between sexes and how heredity shapes the size seen across generations, including controlled crosses and back-crosses to uncover patterns of inheritance.

What you’ll experience

A clear explanation of why skull length serves as a reliable basis for comparing rabbit size
An overview of growth timing, aging, and how growth persists into maturity
A look at how sex differences affect certain bone measurements and what that means for analysis
Descriptions of experimental crosses and the logic behind back-cross methods to reveal hereditary patterns

Ideal for readers of early genetics and animal science, this edition offers a focused, accessible view of how size factors are studied and interpreted in rabbits.

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