rainbowfishG: Rainbowfish G matrix

In JanEngelstaedter/boilrdata: A package containing various biological data

Description

A matrix containing variances and covariances in morphological traits of the Lake Eacham rainbow fish (Melanotaenia eachamensis).

Usage

rainbowfishG

Format

A symmetrical 6x6 matrix where elements on the diagonal are estimated variances (x1000) and off-diagonal elements are covariances (x1000) in the following traits:

bodyL

Standard length

predorsL

Predorsal length

headD

Head depth

bodyD

Body depth

caudPedL

Caudal peduncle length

caudPedD

Caudal peduncle depth

Source

McGuigan, K., Chenoweth, S.F., Blows, M.W. Phenotypic divergence along lines of genetic variance. American Naturalist 165: 32–43 (2005)

and

McGuigan, K. Studying phenotypic evolution using multivariate quantitative genetics. Molecular Ecology 15: 883-896 (2006)

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