Table 1 Frequencies of colour morphs of parental individuals, and two cohorts of offspring, where G = Grey morph; O = Orange; OY = Orange + Yellow; and Y = Yellow morph. Proportion of total is indicated in brackets. Morph category was determined via segmentation analysis of standardised photographs taken at the peak of colour development
| Â | G | O | OY | Y | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parental | |||||
 Male | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.17) | 8 (0.36) | 4 (0.17) | 23 |
 Female | 2 (0.12) | 5 (0.29) | 6 (0.35) | 4 (0.24) | 17 |
 Total | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 40 |
2012-2013 season offspring | |||||
 Male | 5 (0.22) | 7 (0.30) | 2 (0.09) | 9 (0.39) | 23 |
 Female | 5 (0.31) | 4 (0.25) | 5 (0.31) | 2 (0.13) | 16 |
 Total | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 39 |
2013-2014 season offspring | |||||
 Male | 1 (0.11) | 5 (0.56) | 2 (0.22) | 1 (0.11) | 9 |
 Female | 1 (0.14) | 2 (0.29) | 3 (0.43) | 1 (0.14) | 7 |
 Unsexed | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 |
 Total | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 19 |