Contributor and geographic context
Wilson, Rickward and Santostefano — Neocaridina pedigree study — University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Recorded contribution
Quantitative behavioral genetics pedigree with 1,191 offspring in 75 known full-sibling groups and 37 paternal half-sibling groups.
Methods / breeding documentation
Isolated berried females in recirculating family tanks, male–female breeding groups, tracking under control/predator water cues.
Attribution and pedigree caveats
Behavior-genetics publication is not a study of F2 ornamental color segregation; F2 juvenile cohorts were removed to protect the first-generation dataset.
Source ledger
- Peer-reviewed 2026 Neocaridina davidi behavioral quantitative genetics — 1191 offspring; 75 full sib families; 37 paternal half sibships; measured behavior not color