Table 1 Summary of the characteristics of the four blue tit populations: sample years, means, s.d. values and number of records for each trait, pruned pedigree depth (number of generations) and sample size
Average trait value (s.d.), number of records | Pruned pedigree depth | Pruned pedigree sample size | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Population | Sample years | Wing length (mm) | Body mass (g) | Tarsus length (mm) | Bill length (mm) | Incubation period (days) | Laying date (1=1st March) | Clutch size | Morphology | Life history | Morphology | Life history |
D-Rouvière | 1991–2014 | 65.80 (2.18) 2841 | 11.01 (0.64) 2869 | 16.70 (0.50) 2896 | 6.62 (0.37) 2655 | 14.53 (2.50) 1159 | 38.89 (7.64) 1168 | 10.09 (1.65) 1166 | 14 | 13 | 1683 | 1047 |
E-Pirio | 1988–2014 | 62.18 (2.03) 2160 | 9.27 (0.48) 2201 | 16.05 (0.49) 2209 | 6.59 (0.35) 1856 | 13.82 (1.82) 1048 | 70.69 (6.76) 1049 | 6.59 (1.20) 1049 | 13 | 14 | 1306 | 795 |
E-Muro | 1998–2014 | 62.13 (1.92) 634 | 9.54 (0.45) 635 | 16.19 (0.52) 607 | 6.74 (0.34) 638 | 13.13 (1.58) 406 | 47.60 (7.38) 407 | 7.08 (1.27) 407 | 7 | 7 | 471 | 312 |
D-Muro | 1993–2014 | 62.03 (2.05) 1637 | 9.71 (0.48) 1625 | 16.28 (0.51) 1588 | 6.66 (0.40) 1632 | 13.62 (1.93) 992 | 37.92 (8.12) 995 | 8.59 (1.58) 995 | 7 | 7 | 1240 | 820 |
