Table 2.
Genetic correlations for traits within and among hosts for full-sib families (parasite sibships).
| hatching | infectivity in copepod | size in copepod | infectivity in fish | weight in fish | RLU in fish | hepatosomatic index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hatching | 1 | 0.04 [0%] | 0.11 [1%] | −0.86* [74%] | 0.59* [35%] | −0.05 [0%] | −0.10 [1%] |
| infectivity in copepod | 1 | 0.74* [54%] | 0.20 [4%] | 0.18 [3%] | −0.95* [90%] | 0.81* [66%] | |
| size in copepod | 1 | 0.04 [0%] | 0.39 [15%] | −0.71* [51%] | 0.43 [18%] | ||
| infectivity in fish | 1 | −0.79* [62%] | −0.12 [1%] | 0.12 [1%] | |||
| weight in fish | 1 | 0 [0%] | −0.14 [2%] | ||||
| respiratory burst in fish | 1 | −0.88* [78%] | |||||
| hepatosomatic index | 1 |
r2 from the family mean correlation is shown in square brackets as an estimate of the proportion of genetic variance attributable to effects of the same or linked genetic factors. *p<0.05.