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Table 2 Variance components of juvenile and adult winter body mass in the two study populations derived from a bivariate model for each population

From: Between-population differences in the genetic and maternal components of body mass in roe deer

Population

CHIZÉ

 

BOGESUND

 

Age-class

Juvenile

Adult

Juvenile

Adult

Mean BM

14.27(0.09)

22.04(0.08)

16.27(0.11)

24.09(0.09)

VP

6.64(0.98)

8.25(1.21)

6.15(0.67)

10.39(0.7)

N

1455

1413

Nm

1812

1651

VA

0.63(0.36)

1.33(0.45)

3.25(0.66)

3.32(1.13)

Vby

2.67(0.33)

3.6(0.39)

1.5(0.56)

0.75(0.36)

VM

0.77(0.24)

0.13(0.21)

0.48(0.34)

0.74(0.53)

Vr

2.57(0.95)

3.19(1.18)

0.93(0.44)

5.59(0.97)

h2

0.1(0.06)

0.16(0.06)

0.53(0.1)

0.32(0.1)

by2

0.39(0.09)

0.39(0.09)

0.24(0.08)

0.07(0.03)

m2

0.12(0.04)

0.02(0.03)

0.08(0.06)

0.07(0.05)

r2

0.4(0.07)

0.44(0.08)

0.15(0.07)

0.54(0.1)

CVP

18.04(1.33)

13.01(0.96)

15.23(0.82)

13.38(0.45)

CVA

5.58(1.59)

5.23(0.89)

11.07(1.12)

7.48(0.76)

CVBY

11.21(2.07)

8.09(1.49)

7.51(1.4)

3.57(1.27)

CVM

6.15(0.96)

1.61(1.32)

4.26(1.58)

3.58(1.62)

CVR

11.44(0.7)

8.59(0.46)

5.91(1.4)

9.81(0.85)

  1. BM: winter body mass in kg; N: total sample size for juveniles and adults; Nm: total number of measurements for juveniles and adults; components of phenotypic variance VP (Va: additive genetic variance; VM: maternal variance; VB: early environment variance; VR: residual variance) and their associated ratios (h2: heritability, m2, by2 and r2) and coefficients of variation (CVA, CVM, CVBY, CVR, CVP). All values (except sample sizes) are given as the mean with standard errors indicated in brackets