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. 2013 Dec 18;113(3):533–544. doi: 10.1093/aob/mct279

Table 1.

Predictor volatiles in random forest (RF) models and their correlations with canonical discriminant functions (CDFs)

Groups in analysis Predictor volatiles in RF Model frequency Correlation with CDF 1 Correlation with CDF 2
A I. aggregata day Indole 0·835 –0·644 –0·263
I. aggregata night (E)-3-Hexen-1-ol 0·670 0·359 –0·434
I. tenuituba day Camphor 0·535 –0·099 0·167
I. tenuituba night

B I. aggregata GR p-Anisaldehyde 0·970 0·445 0·293
I. aggregata PG Caprolactone 0·950 0·569 0·314
I. tenuituba GR (E)-Sabinene hydrate 0·875 0·657 0·131
I. tenuituba PG α-Terpineol 0·875 0·539 0·047
Indole 0·615 –0·031 0·471
Benzyl acetate 0·475 0·506 0·064

(A) Analysis of two species sampled at day vs. night. (B) Analysis of two species sampled at GR vs. PG site.