TABLE 6.
The correlation coefficient among body weight and linear body traits of both male and female Leizhou Black Ducks measured at 16 weeks of age
| BW | BL | CW | CD | KL | PW | SL | SG | SDL | NL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 1 | .423** | .538* | .447* | .594** | −.235 | .317 | .142 | .065 | .304 |
| BL | .582** | 1 | .236 | .050 | −.100 | −.099 | .138 | .005 | −.125 | .249 |
| CW | .401* | .264 | 1 | .520** | .346 | −.309 | .042 | .477** | .098 | .304 |
| CD | .207 | .184 | −.274 | 1 | .055 | −.230 | .021 | .190 | .340 | .068 |
| KL | .579** | .194 | .197 | .047 | 1 | −.280 | .312 | .145 | .020 | .091 |
| PW | .181 | −.084 | −.142 | .536** | .049 | 1 | −.283 | .383 | −.337 | −.196 |
| SL | .166 | .042 | 0 | .073 | .234 | −.134 | 1 | .100 | −.140 | −.333 |
| SG | .262 | .095 | .131 | .182 | .046 | .249 | −.132 | 1 | .137 | .147 |
| SDL | .452* | .200 | .126 | .117 | .108 | .180 | −.202 | .220 | 1 | .274 |
| NL | .070 | .155 | .037 | .601 | .091 | .141 | .158 | .150 | −.110 | 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).