Appendix B. Correlation among single traits used in the study after removing the four non-congeneric species pairs. Significant correlations (P < 0.05) are bold. There was no variation in dormancy and flowering after the phylogenetic correction so correlations with these could not be studies.
Phylog. correction |
Seed weight |
Wind dispersal |
Seed product. |
Dormancy |
Early flowering |
Abovegr. biomass |
Seed bank |
Exozoo. |
|
No |
Seed weight |
- |
-0.265 |
-0.162 |
-0.114 |
-0.083 |
0.491 |
0.354 |
-0.117 |
Wind dispersal |
-0.265 |
- |
-0.064 |
0.207 |
-0.088 |
-0.195 |
-0.074 |
0.564 |
|
Seed production |
-0.162 |
-0.064 |
- |
0.099 |
0.014 |
-0.122 |
0.175 |
-0.352 |
|
Germ. fraction |
0.008 |
-0.127 |
0.227 |
-0.191 |
0.192 |
-0.221 |
-0.146 |
-0.101 |
|
Dormancy |
-0.114 |
0.207 |
0.099 |
- |
-0.370 |
-0.264 |
-0.270 |
0.299 |
|
Early flowering |
-0.083 |
-0.088 |
0.014 |
-0.370 |
- |
0.416 |
0.111 |
-0.242 |
|
Abovegr. biomass |
0.491 |
-0.195 |
-0.122 |
-0.264 |
0.416 |
- |
0.712 |
-0.332 |
|
Seed bank |
0.354 |
-0.074 |
0.175 |
-0.270 |
0.111 |
0.712 |
- |
-0.534 |
|
Exozoo. |
-0.117 |
0.564 |
-0.352 |
0.299 |
-0.242 |
-0.332 |
-0.534 |
- |
|
Yes |
Seed weight |
- |
-0.225 |
0.274 |
- |
- |
-0.184 |
-0.394 |
0.342 |
Wind dispersal |
-0.225 |
- |
0.135 |
- |
- |
0.117 |
0.198 |
0.291 |
|
Seed production |
0.274 |
0.135 |
- |
- |
- |
0.272 |
0.598 |
-0.050 |
|
Germ. fraction |
-0.131 |
-0.040 |
-0.049 |
- |
- |
0.173 |
0.354 |
0.220 |
|
Dormancy |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Early flowering |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Abovegr. biomass |
-0.184 |
0.117 |
0.272 |
- |
- |
- |
0.324 |
-0.175 |
|
Seed bank |
-0.394 |
0.198 |
0.598 |
- |
- |
0.324 |
- |
-0.095 |
|
Exozoo. |
0.342 |
0.291 |
-0.050 |
- |
- |
-0.175 |
-0.095 |
- |