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Dama gazelle pedigree
Description
This data set contains the pedigree of the dama gazelle (Nanger dama). A total of 1316 individuals is included, as well as measurements of biological fitness and other factors (see reference below for details).
Usage
dama
Format
A data frame with with records from 1316 individuals (in rows), and 10 variables:
id - Individual identity.
dam - Maternal identity.
sire - Paternal identity.
survival15 - 15-days survival.
prod - Female productivity.
sex - Individual sex.
yob - Year of birth.
pom - Period of management.
target - Individual in the target population.
eeza_id - Individual identity (as recorded in the original studbook)
Source
The original studbook containing the complete and updated pedigree can be found at: http://www.eeza.csic.es/en/programadecria.aspx.
References
López-Cortegano E et al. 2021. Genetic purging in captive endangered ungulates with extremely low effective population sizes. *Heredity*, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41437-021-00473-2.