Table 5. Selection gradients of trait plasticities in response to temperature in Trifolium montanum, Ranunculus bulbosus and Briza media.
T. montanum | R. bulbosus | B. media | |||
Total biomass | Number of flowers | Total biomass | Number of flowers | Above ground biomass | |
Growth rate | 0.500 | 0.455 | 0.064 | 0.258 | 0.366 |
SLA | 0.423 | 0.541 | −1.380 | −0.418 | −0.577 |
Above-ground/total biomass | −0.497 | −0.189 | −1.334 | −0.450 | – |
Budding start | 0.289 | 0.480 | −0.171 | 0.315 | – |
Flowering start | 0.307 | 0.380 | 0.039 | 1.156 | – |
Selection gradients are expressed as standardized regression coefficients. All values are based on population means. Fitness measures are total biomass and number of flowers (T. montanum, R. bulbosus) and above ground biomass (B. media). Non of the selection gradients was significant.