Table 1 Summary of Tasmanian devil fitness measurements collected for the six datasets used in this analysis.

From: No evidence of inbreeding depression in a Tasmanian devil insurance population despite significant variation in inbreeding

Dataset

Measurement†

n (m:f)

Mean (±SD)

1

Ulna length1

91 (43:48)

12.45 cm (0.73)

 

Asymmetry2

 

0.11 cm (0.14)

2*

Testes volume3

43

10.09 cm3 (2.81)

3

Weight at weaning4

159 (64:95)

4.66 kg (1.20)

4

Female reproductive success5

88

1.20 offspring (1.43)‡

5

Male reproductive success5

87

1.27 offspring (1.61)‡

6

Survival6

197 (90:107)

5.1 years (1.66)§

  1. *Male subset of dataset1.
  2. †Superscripts 1–6correspond to phenotypic traits described in Supplementary Methods.
  3. ‡Reproductive mean includes non-breeders.
  4. §Survival mean calculated only from deceased Tasmanian devils during this study period (although all devils were included in the analysis, as reflected by n).
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