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Table 5 Estimates of genetic (above diagonal) and phenotypic (below diagonal) correlations between traits, with standard errors

From: Selection for feed efficiency in Atlantic salmon using individual indicator traits based on stable isotope profiling

Traits

FCRa

FI

WG

RG

AMC

AMN

ALC

ALN

AAC

IFCR_AMC

IFCR_AMN

IFER_AMC

IFER_AMN

FCR

 

− 0.61 ± 0.21

− 0.74 ± 0.17

− 0.82 ± 0.10

− 0.69 ± 0.17

− 0.73 ± 0.14

− 0.90 ± 0.11

− 0.63 ± 0.19

− 0.43 ± 0.28

1.0b

1.0b

− 0.63 ± 0.30

− 1.0b

FI

− 0.52 ± 0.13

 

0.98 ± 0.01

0.44 ± 0.20

0.13 ± 0.24

0.16 ± 0.23

0.31 ± 0.25

0.40 ± 0.21

0.13 ± 0.26

− 0.79 ± 0.17

− 0.91 ± 0.21

0.76 ± 0.22

0.84 ± 0.16

WG

− 0.65 ± 0.10

0.97 ± 0.01

 

0.46 ± 0.07

0.19 ± 0.11

0.28 ± 0.09

0.16 ± 0.12

0.56 ± 0.07

0.44 ± 0.04

− 0.76 ± 0.1

− 0.83 ± 0.15

0.75 ± 0.09

0.74 ± 0.12

RG

− 0.79 ± 0.07

0.45 ± 0.16

0.54 ± 0.02

 

0.92 ± 0.04

0.98 ± 0.01

0.12 ± 0.14

0.89 ± 0.03

0.78 ± 0.07

− 0.83 ± 0.08

− 0.80 ± 0.11

0.76 ± 0.09

0.74 ± 0.1

AMC

− 0.61 ± 0.12

0.17 ± 0.19

0.29 ± 0.03

0.71 ± 0.01

 

0.96 ± 0.02

0.38 ± 0.14

0.88 ± 0.04

0.73 ± 0.09

− 0.61 ± 0.17

− 0.65 ± 0.16

0.47 ± 0.18

0.57 ± 0.16

AMN

− 0.70 ± 0.1

0.22 ± 0.19

0.35 ± 0.03

0.82 ± 0.009

0.86 ± 0.008

 

0.20 ± 0.14

0.89 ± 0.03

0.71 ± 0.08

− 0.72 ± 0.12

− 0.72 ± 0.15

0.63 ± 0.13

0.63 ± 0.15

ALC

− 0.73 ± 0.08

0.25 ± 0.18

0.09 ± 0.03

0.19 ± 0.03

0.20 ± 0.03

0.15 ± 0.03

 

0.34 ± 0.12

0.04 ± 0.16

0.10 ± 0.20

− 0.27 ± 0.22

− 0.26 ± 0.18

0.11 ± 0.20

ALN

− 0.63 ± 0.12

0.39 ± 0.17

0.42 ± 0.03

0.74 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.02

0.70 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.02

 

0.69 ± 0.08

− 0.70 ± 0.11

− 0.77 ± 0.12

0.58 ± 0.13

0.66 ± 0.13

AAC

− 0.40 ± 0.16

0.17 ± 0.19

0.30 ± 0.03

0.60 ± 0.02

0.52 ± 0.02

0.56 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.03

0.54 ± 0.02

 

− 0.58 ± 0.14

− 0.63 ± 0.15

0.53 ± 0.14

0.62 ± 0.14

IFCR_AMC

0.58 ± 0.11

− 0.56 ± 0.12

− 0.41 ± 0.02

− 0.58 ± 0.02

0.06 ± 0.03

− 0.19 ± 0.03

− 0.12 ± 0.03

− 0.37 ± 0.02

− 0.25 ± 0.02

 

0.90 ± 0.006

− 0.96 ± 0.03

− 0.89 ± 0.07

IFCR_AMN

0.72 ± 0.09

− 0.54 ± 0.11

− 0.41 ± 0.02

− 0.57 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.03

− 0.10 ± 0.03

− 0.21 ± 0.03

− 0.36 ± 0.02

− 0.26 ± 0.02

0.87 ± 0.007

 

− 0.71 ± 0.13

− 0.99 ± 0.03

IFER_AMC

− 0.46 ± 0.14

0.50 ± 0.13

0.42 ± 0.02

0.58 ± 0.02

− 0.14 ± 0.03

0.21 ± 0.03

0.07 ± 0.03

0.33 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.03

− 0.87 ± 0.006

− 0.66 ± 0.01

 

0.82 ± 0.09

IFER_AMN

− 0.74 ± 0.08

0.57 ± 0.11

0.45 ± 0.02

0.62 ± 0.02

− 0.10 ± 0.03

0.09 ± 0.03

0.16 ± 0.03

0.34 ± 0.02

0.28 ± 0.02

− 0.77 ± 0.01

− 0.88 ± 0.005

0.74 ± 0.01

 
  1. aGenetic analysis with FCR and FI was conducted on a tank basis, due to lack of individual recording for FCR and FI (N = 46)
  2. bRestricted on boundary of parameter space