Research Article
Nesting Ecology of West African Dwarf Crocodiles in a Heavily Disturbed Landscape in Chirehin, Ghana
Table 5
The viability of West African dwarf crocodile eggs recorded across two nesting seasons (2017 and 2018) in the Chirehin Community Land, Ghana.
| 2017 nesting season | 2018 nesting season | Nest number | Clutch size | Number viable | Viability % | Nest number | Clutch size | Number viable | Viability % |
| 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 100 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 100 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 87.5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 100 | | | | | 9 | 7 | 7 | 100 | | | | | 10 | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| Total/average | 55 eggs | 49 | 83.9 ± 37.3 | | 73 | 65 | 90 ± 31.6 |
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