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Table 2 The significance (determined by z-tests) of the estimates shown in Figure 4.

From: Correlates of male fitness in captive zebra finches - a comparison of methods to disentangle genetic and environmental effects

Trait

Selection gradients for:

P (genetic vs phenotypic)

P (genetic vs environmental)

Tarsus

BVincl

0.23

0.22

 

BVexcl

0.14

0.18

 

genetic comp.

0.51

0.19

Song rate

BVincl

0.24

0.017

 

BVexcl

0.39

0.24

 

genetic comp.

0.18

0.27

Beak colour

BVincl

0.17

0.003

 

BVexcl

0.08

0.008

 

genetic comp.

0.32

0.17

  1. The first column shows the difference between the genetic and the phenotypic selection gradients and the second column the difference between the genetic and the environmental selection gradients.