TABLE 5.
The correlation coefficient among body weight and linear body traits of both male and female Leizhou Black Ducks measured at 10 weeks of age
| BW | BL | CW | CD | KL | PW | SL | SG | SDL | NL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 1 | .219 | .122 | .059 | .736** | .157 | .229 | .194 | .285* | .098 |
| BL | .428** | 1 | .632** | .536** | .627** | .163 | .556** | .641** | .774** | .605** |
| CW | .458** | .748** | 1 | .767** | .506** | .253 | .699** | .604** | .623** | .545** |
| CD | .463** | .566** | .720** | 1 | .407** | .025 | .595** | .560** | .430** | .448** |
| KL | .893** | .535** | .530** | .515** | 1 | .147 | .485** | .569** | .598** | .479** |
| PW | −.187 | −.343** | −.207 | −.210 | −.194 | 1 | .355** | .182 | .271* | .368** |
| SL | .453** | .460** | .515** | .679** | .450** | .020 | 1 | .488** | .608** | .690** |
| SG | .355** | .600** | .688** | .544** | .449** | −.146 | .412** | 1 | .592** | .584** |
| SDL | .382** | .611** | .746** | .698** | .552** | .001 | .423** | .731** | 1 | .662** |
| NL | .492** | .679** | .559** | .423** | .544** | −.195 | .516** | .749** | .517** | 1 |
The lower left corner is the correlation coefficient of the male duck, and the upper right corner is the correlation coefficient of the female duck.
Abbreviations: BL, body length; BW, body weight; CD, chest depth; CW, chest width; KL, keel length; NL, neck length; PW, pelvis width; SDL, semi‐diving length; SG, shank girth; SL, shank length.
*
Significant correlation between indicators (p < .05).
**
Significant correlation between indicators (p < .01).