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. 2011 Oct 11;11:296. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-11-296

Table 2.

Test of phylogenetic signal of the 19 bioclim variables using two methods: the quantitative convergence index (QVI) and Blomberg et al. K.

QVI K
Isolona Monodora clade Isolona Monodora clade

Bioclim variable Mean QVI Mean QVI random Mean QVI Mean QVI random Mean QVI Mean QVI random

bc1 0.53 0.80 0.73 0.83 0.68 0.85 1.03 0.59 0.49
bc2 0.73 0.82 0.99 0.87 0.85 0.86 0.80 0.33 0.30
bc3 0.48 0.79 0.45 0.82 0.55 0.82 1.16 1.18 0.72
bc4 0.34 0.78 0.50 0.83 0.49 0.82 1.53 0.64 0.60
bc5 0.60 0.81 0.92 0.87 0.78 0.85 0.89 0.44 0.35
bc6 0.53 0.82 0.72 0.90 0.67 0.85 1.14 0.75 0.61
bc7 0.54 0.80 0.81 0.84 0.74 0.82 1.32 0.40 0.35
bc8 0.72 0.84 0.77 0.79 0.80 0.85 0.79 0.49 0.38
bc9 0.53 0.83 0.52 0.87 0.63 0.86 1.03 0.77 0.59
bc10 0.68 0.81 0.90 0.80 0.81 0.83 0.81 0.51 0.39
bc11 0.45 0.81 0.43 0.85 0.55 0.84 1.22 0.79 0.64
bc12 0.62 0.83 0.23 0.78 0.46 0.83 0.90 1.44 0.86
bc13 0.50 0.80 0.66 0.90 0.56 0.82 1.17 0.76 0.66
bc14 0.69 0.83 0.24 0.81 0.52 0.83 0.75 1.25 0.70
bc15 0.64 0.79 0.35 0.83 0.54 0.83 0.70 1.45 0.76
bc16 0.56 0.81 0.55 0.86 0.56 0.82 1.06 0.77 0.66
bc17 0.79 0.86 0.17 0.78 0.46 0.82 0.68 1.91 0.77
bc18 0.35 0.85 0.94 0.84 0.52 0.88 1.22 0.63 0.84
bc19 0.77 0.82 0.23 0.79 0.53 0.82 0.90 1.07 0.66

Mean QVI is the average of the observed QVI across 1000 posterior trees

Mean QVI random is the expected QVI after 1000 randomizations.

Bold values indicate variables that are significantly different than expected from random (P-value < 0.05).