Table 1.
Estimates of heritability of the mimetic spot size of P. polytes f. polytes derived from grandmother–granddaughter regression.
| Colour of spot | Heritability | CI (2.5:97.5) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | |||
| Maternally (broad sense, H 2) | 2.40 | 1.268:4.628 | 0.013 |
| Paternally (narrow sense, h 2) | 1.12 | −1.104:4.208 | 0.292 |
| Red | |||
| Maternally (broad sense, H 2) | 0.75 | −1.700:2.160 | 0.482 |
| Paternally (narrow sense, h 2) | −1.50 | −3.572:−0.044 | 0.151 |
P-value indicates significance of the regression.