Hirondelle à front blanc

Avoiding pitfalls in estimating heritability with the common options approach

Heritability (i.e. the heredity of differences) is a central parameter of evolutionary sciences, as evolution by natural selection or drift can only occur in traits that are heritable. However, in many circumstances, heritability estimates are subject to two potentially interacting pitfalls: the spatial and the regression to the mean (RTM) fallacies. The spatial fallacy occurs when the set of potential movement options differs among individuals according to where individuals depart.

Modification date : 07 June 2023 | Publication date : 04 June 2014 | Redactor : G Esteve