Table 2 Genetic correlations (r) among the measured life-history traits within temperatures (a) and across temperatures (b)

From: Environmental influence on the genetic correlations between life-history traits in Caenorhabditis elegans

 

Egg size

Egg number

Body mass

(a) Within temperatures

   

 Egg size

 

−0.21 (0.02) 12

0.1512

 Egg number

0.0724

 

0.0512

 Body mass

0.23 (0.02) 24

0.0524

 
 

Egg size 12

Egg number 12

Body mass 12

(b) Across temperatures

   

 Egg size24

0.52 (0.02)

−0.1

0.14

 Egg number24

−0.03

0.02

0.3 (0.02)

 Body mass24

0.46 (0.02)

−0.08

0.49 (0.02)

  1. Superscripts refer to the respective temperatures (12°C and 24°C). Significant correlations (P<0.05) are shown in bold (see text for further information). 95% confidence intervals calculated as r±1.96 (1−r2)/√(n–3) (where n=number of samples) between brackets.
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