Fig. 6

Variance components estimated for raw faecal egg count data using the MCMC method. (a) Estimated variance components for the best fitting model which has three Legendre polynomials and two eigenfunctions (K=3 and M=2). The 95 % credible regions (dotted lines) and median value (solid lines). Black, brown, green and pink curves show total phenotypic variation, additive genetic, permanent environmental and maternal components. (b) Estimated heritability