Table 3.
Results of the bivariate animal models testing for genetic correlations (rG) between each of the cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) compounds with the measures of attractiveness and desiccation resistance. Standard errors are given in parentheses. p-values < 0.05 are shown in italics.
| attractiveness |
desiccation resistance |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rG | p-value | rG | p-value | |
| 4-MeC30 | 0.252 (0.367) | 0.491 | 0.137 (0.277) | 0.627 |
| C31:1 | 0.231 (0.333) | 0.479 | −0.315 (0.233) | 0.195 |
| C31:2 | 0.331 (0.368) | 0.357 | −0.082 (0.261) | 0.751 |
| 4-MeC33a | −0.464 (0.173) | 0.020 | 0.443 (0.254) | 0.112 |
| C33:1 | −0.931 (0.359) | 0.023 | 0.594 (0.252) | 0.046 |
| C33:2 | −0.283 (0.335) | 0.402 | 0.542 (0.233) | 0.042 |
| C33:2 | −0.693 (0.296) | 0.037 | −0.137 (0.267) | 0.618 |
aThe genetic correlation between 4-MeC33 and attractiveness was estimated using a regression of sire family means with bootstrapping at the family level for standard error estimation and inference.