Table 4 Heritability (h2±1 SE) of egg size in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana

From: Genetic and environmental sources of egg size variation in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana

Thermal history

h2

R

P

n (ind.)

n (fam.)

20–20–20

0.297±0.177

0.400

0.0020

58

17

20–20–27

0.442±0.178

0.538

<0.0001

58

17

20–27–20

0.398±0.121

0.636

<0.0001

110

18

20–27–27

0.417±0.083

0.781

<0.0001

131

18

27–20–20

0.544±0.201

0.548

<0.0001

78

19

27–20–27

0.371±0.203

0.387

0.0003

83

21

27–27–20

0.352±0.186

0.391

<0.0001

176

22

27–27–27

0.314±0.190

0.347

<0.0001

199

22

  1. Heritability was estimated by regressing the mean egg size of daughters (weighted by their number) against the mean egg size of the mother. ‘Thermal history’ refers to the ADULT temperature of the mother, the LARVAL temperature, and the ADULT temperature of the daughter. Note that groups 1–4 and 5–8 represent offspring of the same mothers.
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