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Lot

Description:

 Name                            Null?    Type
 ------------------------------- -------- ----
 LOT_ID                          NOT NULL VARCHAR2(15)
 MALES                                    NUMBER
 FEMALES                                  NUMBER
 UNKNOWN_SEX                              NUMBER
Primary Key:
Lot_ID references COLLECTING_UNIT(Collecting_Unit_ID)
A lot is a group of identified specimens. The Lot_ID is the same identifier as the Collecting_Unit_ID.

The number of specimens in the lot is contained within the Collecting_Unit table. But this left me with no way of retrieving the number of males or females in the collection (e.g., to calculate sex ratio). Hence, the addition of the Males and Females fields.


Last updated: 20 November, 1997 by nfj.