Table 4 Reproductive success and germination response from self (0 m), nearest neighbour (50 m), within forest (250 m), within pasture (700 m), and surrounding sites (3 km) pollination treatments

From: Remnant Pachira quinata pasture trees have greater opportunities to self and suffer reduced reproductive success due to inbreeding depression

Fitness response

0 m

50 m

250 m

700 m

3 km

Reproductive success

 Seed per capsule***

n=4

n=3

n=7

n=4

n=19

 

11.2 (4.9)

64.0 (21.6)

111.2 (10.7)

71.4 (15.6)

77.1 (8.1)

 Capsule volume**

n=7

n=4

n=7

n=5

n=20

 

13.4 (4.4)

39.6 (9.9)

57.5 (5.8)

26.5 (5.3)

41.7 (2.6)

 Proportion of capsules set*

n=59

n=31

n=29

n=26

n=55

 

0.118 (0.040)

0.126 (0.057)

0.239 (0.079)

0.594 (0.090)

0.228 (0.054)

Germination

 Hacienda Ciruelas soil***

n=14

n=30

n=80

n=21

n=85

 

0.219 (0.109)

0.806 (0.067)

0.898 (0.039)

0.673 (0.105)

0.780 (0.041)

 Common garden***

n=14

n=35

n=95

n=25

n=100

 

0.138 (0.081)

0.655 (0.083)

0.744 (0.045)

0.875 (0.063)

0.770 (0.042)

 Glasshouse***

n=18

n=40

n=105

n=30

n=114

 

0.225 (0.104)

0.846 (0.065)

0.906 (0.026)

0.898 (0.063)

0.859 (0.031)

  1. Values are mean (s.e.). n=sample size. Level of significance *P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001 by χ2 analysis.
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