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Appendix

Correlation coefficients and significance levels for calves born during 1978-83 period and rainfall at specific periods before calving.

Rainfall at months previously

Year of birth (and total rainfall (mm) in previous year)

1978 (384)

1979 (448)

1980 (421)

1981 (342)

1982 (364)

1983 (337)

Mean

r

P

r

P

r

P

r

P

r

P

r

P

r

P

9

0.5689

0.053

0.6449

0.024

0.9238

0.000

0.7730

0.003

0.7531

0.006

0.5965

0.041

0.5642

0.000

10

0.0861

0.790

0.4446

0.148

0.7586

0.004

0.6077

0.036

0.7625

0.004

0.9411

0.000

0.5634

0.000

11

-0.2573

0.419

0.0962

0.766

0.4596

0.133

0.2274

0.477

0.3428

0.275

0.3651

0.243

0.2318

0.050

12

-0.4454

0.147

-0.3729

0.233

0.1697

0.598

-0.1465

0.650

0.0995

0.758

-0.0019

0.995

-0.0195

0.871


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