Table 1.
Previous studies on the relationship between genome size with altitude (Alt.) and latitude (Lat.)
| Variable |
Correlation |
Level |
Description |
Authors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alt. | + | Pop. | 15 Dasypyrum villosum in Italy | Caceres et al., 1998 |
| Alt. | + | Sp. | 4 Crambe and 3 Sonchus in Macronesia | Suda et al., 2003 |
| Alt. | + | Pop. | 12 Zea mays southwestern USA | Rayburn and Auger, 1990 |
| Alt. | + | Sp. | Crepis praemorsa | Godelle et al., 1993 |
| Alt. | + | Sp. | Hypocheris | Cerbah et al., 1999 |
| Alt. | + | Sp. | Secale species | Bennett, 1976a; Smith et al., 1976 |
| Alt. | + | Pop. | Teosinte | Laurie and Bennett, 1985 |
| Alt. | + | Sp. | 11 Salix (mountain species with greatest DNA content) | Thibault, 1998 |
| Alt. | − | Sp. | 8 Argyranthemum in Macronesia | Suda et al., 2003 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 20 Arachis duranensis in Argentina/Bolivia | Temsch and Greilhuber, 2001 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 8 Dactylis glomerata in Spain | Creber et al., 1994 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 17 Dactylis glomerata in France and Italy | Reeves et al., 1998 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 12 Zea mays in New Mexico | Rayburn, 1990 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | Corn (knob number) | Mangelsdorf and Cameron, 1942; Longley and Kato, 1965; Wellhausen et al., 1952; Bennett, 1976b |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 24 Berberis in Patagonia | Bottini et al., 2000 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 15 Zea mays | Poggio et al., 1998 |
| Alt. | − | Pop. | 11 Arachis duranensis | Singh et al., 1996 |
| Alt. | ∧ | Pop. | 23 Zea mays Southwestern USA. | Rayburn, 1990 |
| Alt. | ns | Sp | 4 Silene and 5 Micromeria in Macronesia | Suda et al., 2003 |
| Alt. | ns | Pop. | 10 Sesleria albicans European | Lysak et al., 2000 |
| Alt. | ns | Sp. | 21 Artemisia | Torrel and Valles, 2001 |
| Alt. | ns | Sp. | 51 neotropical Lonchocarpus trees | Palomino and Sousa, 2000 |
| Alt. | ns | Pop. | 5 Dactylis glomerata in Slovenian Alps | Vilhar et al., 2002 |
| Alt. | ns | Sp. | 7 Echeandia | Palomino, 1993 |
| Lat. | + | Pop. | Several Picea sitchensis | Miksche, 1967, 1971 |
| Lat. | + | Sp. | Tropical vs. temperate grasses | Avdulov, 1931 |
| Lat. | + | Sp. | 329 tropical vs. 527 temperate plants | Levin and Funderburg, 1979 |
| Lat. | + | Sp. | 17 Poaceae and 15 Fabaceae crops | Bennett, 1976a |
| Lat. | + | Pop. | 24 Berberis in Patagonia | Bottini et al., 2000 |
| Lat. | − | Sp. | 20 Arachis duranensis in Argentina/Bolivia | Temsch and Greilhuber, 2001 |
| Lat. | − | Pop. | Several Festuca arundinacea | Ceccarelli et al., 1992 |
| Lat. | − | Pop. | North American cultivars of Zea mays | Rayburn et al., 1985 |
| Lat. | − | Sp. | 162 British plants | Grime and Mowforth, 1982 |
| Lat. | − | Sp. | 23 Arctic plants | Bennett et al., 1982 |
| Lat. | − | Pop. | 22 North American Zea mays | Rayburn et al., 1985 |
| Lat. | − | Pop. | 11 North American Zea mays | Laurie and Bennett, 1985 |
| Lat. | ns | Sp. | 18 pines | Joyner et al., 2001 |
| Lat. | ns | Pop. | 6 Allium cepa cultivars | Bennett et al., 2000 |
| Lat. | ns | Pop. | Several Picea glauca | Teoh and Rees, 1976 |
| Lat. | ns | Pop. | 10 Dactylis glomerata | Creber et al., 1994 |
| Lat. | ns | Sp. | 11 Tropical vs. temperate Pines | Hall et al., 2000 |
| Lat. | ns | Sp. | 19 Helianthus | Sims and Price, 1985 |
Correlations are either +, −, not significant (ns), or non-linear (∧). Studies were classified into different levels: those dealing with different populations of the same species (Pop.) or multiple species (Sp.).