Table 2 Kin regressions using complete dataset: heritability estimates for C. tibicen back-colour variability in the Seymour population

From: Heritability of plumage colour morph variation in a wild population of promiscuous, long-lived Australian magpies

Back colour regression

N

h 2

SE

p-value

ICC-weighted h2

SE weighted

Father–individual offspring

262

0.600

0.06

6.60E-22

  

Mother–individual offspring

292

0.340

0.05

2.00E-13

  

Parent mid-point–individual offspring

238

0.441

0.06

1.27E-31

  

Darkest parent–mid-offspring

54 (196)

0.480

0.11

4.82E-09

  

Lightest parent–mid-offspring

54 (196)

0.617

0.07

2.05E-12

  

Father–mid-offspring

58 (210)

0.530

0.08

1.18E-10

0.92

0.08

Mother–mid-offspring

66 (235)

0.540

0.08

7.84E-06

0.86

0.09

Parent mid-point–mid-offspring

54 (196)

0.702

0.08

5.77E-33

0.942

0.08

  1. Values in brackets refer to total numbers of offspring within all families