0.47
narrow-sense heritability (h^2, 0-1)
verified
Maine Coon: heritability of shyness towards strangers
as of 2026-09-07 · license: CC-BY-4.0
- 95% HPD interval 0.3-0.67.
- Estimated only for the three breeds with sufficient within-breed relatedness data (Ragdoll, Maine Coon, Turkish Van); not available for other breeds.
Source
Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) — Salonen M, Sulkama S, Mikkola S, Puurunen J, Hakanen E, Tiira K, Araujo C, Lohi H. Breed differences of heritable behaviour traits in cats. Sci Rep. 2019;9:7949.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44324-x
retrieved 2026-09-07
Method
Quoted verbatim from the source above.