Table 3 Posterior modes of mean standardized traits genetic and phenotypic variances (estimated variance × 100, corresponding to IA evolvabilities for genetic ones) and covariances (× 100) for life-history traits G and P matrices with their 95% credible interval for the four blue tit populations

From: Conserved G-matrices of morphological and life-history traits among continental and island blue tit populations

 

Variance

Covariance

 

Incubation time

Laying date

Clutch size

Incubation time–laying date

Incubation time–clutch size

Laying date–clutch size

D-Rouvière

 G

0.428 (0.191; 0.63)

0.724 (0.396; 1.252)

0.855 (0.363; 1.227)

−0.094 (−0.348; 0.084)

0.032 (−0.235; 0.2)

−0.302 (−0.65; 0.042)

 P

3.072 (2.718; 3.654)

6.766 (5.227; 9.227)

2.846 (2.504; 3.188)

−0.859 (−1.522; −0.046)

−0.376 (−0.678; −0.08)

−1.078 (−1.579; −0.457)

 P−1/2GP−1/2

0.133 (0.061; 0.195)

0.119 (0.054; 0.18)

0.270 (0.129; 0.409)

0.009 (−0.049; 0.037)

0.011 (−0.053; 0.084)

−0.005 (−0.094; 0.044)

E-Pirio

 G

0.109 (0.069; 0.223)

0.537 (0.279; 0.987)

0.383 (0.224; 0.999)

−0.018 (−0.198; 0.064)

0.010 (−0.115; 0.131)

−0.071 (−0.435; 0.182)

 P

1.845 (1.682; 2.06)

4.905 (4.271; 6.409)

3.452 (3.114; 3.847)

−0.274 (−0.608; 0.031)

−0.156 (−0.375; 0.005)

−1.449 (−1.903; −1.025)

 P−1/2GP−1/2

0.074 (0.036; 0.115)

0.125 (0.059; 0.199)

0.141 (0.067; 0.297)

0.003 (−0.048; 0.031)

0.009 (−0.034; 0.063)

0.019 (−0.04; 0.102)

E-Muro

 G

0.153 (0.076; 0.295)

1.082 (0.408; 2.082)

0.594 (0.254; 1.131)

0.019 (−0.221; 0.228)

−0.049 (−0.246; 0.096)

−0.178 (−0.754; 0.265)

 P

1.698 (1.409; 2.053)

6.315 (5.106; 8.526)

3.499 (3.077; 4.251)

−0.298 (−0.783; 0.387)

−0.387 (−0.79; −0.131)

−1.676 (−2.426; −0.853)

 P−1/2GP−1/2

0.078 (0.046; 0.163)

0.146 (0.074; 0.31)

0.169 (0.085; 0.313)

0.004 (−0.051; 0.077)

0.012 (−0.057; 0.066)

0.027 (−0.075; 0.108)

D-Muro

 G

0.230 (0.096; 0.374)

1.533 (0.603; 2.412)

1.340 (0.564; 1.981)

−0.048 (−0.367; 0.194)

−0.043 (−0.294; 0.201)

−1.071 (−1.596; −0.182)

 P

2.062 (1.925; 2.41)

7.440 (6.222; 9.986)

3.763 (3.326; 4.104)

−0.447 (−0.978; 0.032)

−0.247 (−0.48; −0.035)

−2.457 (−3.08; −1.899)

 P−1/2GP−1/2

0.107 (0.043; 0.165)

0.171 (0.069; 0.267)

0.347 (0.135; 0.456)

−0.020 (−0.057; 0.055)

0.020 (−0.085; 0.069)

−0.105 (−0.157; 0.029)

  1. For covariances, bold values indicate that the 95% credible interval do not overlap with 0. Posterior modes of heritabilities calculated as the diagonal elements of P−1/2GP−1/2 are reported with their 95% credible interval for each trait and population.
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