Table 1 The s.d. of estimates for population outcrossing rate (t) and adult inbreeding coefficient (F) are given for six distinct scenarios

From: A Bayesian method for the joint estimation of outcrossing rate and inbreeding depression

True t

Experimental design

s.d. of t estimates

s.d. of F estimates

0.10

Design 1: nF=15; nO=15

0.02

0.09

 

Design 2: nF=120; nO=1

0.03

0.03

0.50

Design 1

0.04

0.11

 

Design 2

0.05

0.04

0.90

Design 1

0.02

0.08

 

Design 2

0.02

0.02

  1. Abbreviations: nF, number of families; nO, number of offspring per family.
  2. Genotypic data (10 unlinked, codominant marker loci each with five equally frequent alleles) were simulated for two experimental designs and three true outcrossing rates.
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