Fixed-effect variance and the estimation of repeatabilities and heritabilities: issues and solutions.

doi:10.1111/jeb.13232

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Fixed-effect variance and the estimation of repeatabilities and heritabilities: issues and solutions.

Journal of evolutionary biology - 1 Apr 2018

de Villemereuil P, Morrissey M B, Nakagawa S, Schielzeth H

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Linear mixed-effects models are frequently used for estimating quantitative genetic parameters, including the heritability, as well as the repeatability, of traits. Heritability acts as a filter that determines how efficiently phenotypic selection translates into evolutionary change, whereas repeatability informs us about the individual consistency of phenotypic traits. As quantities of biological interest, it is...

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Animals
Female
Linear Models
Male
Models, Genetic
Phenotype
Quantitative Trait, Heritable

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PMID: 29285829
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13232

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