Table 2.
Macroevolutionary correlations between biomass allocation and reproductive timing traits in this study vs. leaf economic traits reported previously (Mason and Donovan, 2015)
| Amass | Rmass | Nmass | Pmass | LMA | LL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total biomass | – | – | – | (–) 0·21 | (–) 0·22 | – |
| BMF | – | – | – | (+) 0·16 | – | (+) 0·21 |
| SMF | – | – | – | (–) 0·16 | – | (–) 0·21 |
| LMF | – | – | – | – | (+) 0·17 | – |
| ReMF | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| First bud | (–) 0·26 | – | (–) 0·23 | – | – | – |
| First flower | (–) 0·36 | – | (–) 0·26 | (–) 0·18 | – | – |
| Interim period | (–) 0·43 | – | (–) 0·23 | (–) 0·19 | – | (+) 0·19 |
Correlations were assessed by a phylogenetic mixed model.
R2 and directionality of significant correlations (P < 0·05) are presented.
Abbreviations: Amass, leaf photosynthetic rate; BMF, below-ground mass fraction; LL, leaf life span; LMA, leaf mass per area; LMF, leaf mass fraction; Nmass, leaf nitrogen concentration; Pmass, leaf phosphorus concentration; Rmass, leaf respiration rate; ReMF, reproductive mass fraction; SMF, stem mass fraction.
First bud and first flower dates are considered in Julian days.