Table 1 Floral traits associated with the three node properties of plants in the network studied

From: Disentangling the role of floral sensory stimuli in pollination networks

Node property

AICnull

AICbest

Predictor

d.f.

F

P-value

Slope

Normalized Degree

−4.1

−48.1

Trichromatic colour (rtri  × θtri)

6,30

8.11

0.008

+

   

%Aliphatics

 

41.85

<0.001

   

Sesquiterpene apparency

 

16.10

<0.001

+

   

Height apparency

 

23.02

<0.001

+

   

Surface apparency

 

12.93

0.001

+

   

Normal boiling point of scent blend

 

4.06

0.053

+

Betweenness Centrality

−5.0

−36.3

Trichromatic colour (rtri × θtri)

4,32

6.70

0.014

+

   

%Aliphatics

 

17.02

<0.001

   

Sesquiterpene apparency

 

24.66

<0.001

+

   

Surface apparency

 

12.33

0.001

+

Closeness Centrality

−119.7

−123.6

%Aliphatics

2,34

5.52

0.025

   

Al_app × Be_app × Mo_app × Se_app

 

2.62

0.115

+

  1. The best phylogenetically informed generalized least-squares models according to AIC are presented. The AIC value of the null model (~1) is provided for comparison. Significant P-values (>0.050) are indicated in bold. Positive or negative relationships are given (slope +: >0, –: <0). For details on the predictors, see Methods and the Supplementary Information
  2. Al aliphatics, Be benzenoids, Mo monoterpenes, Se sesquiterpenes, app apparency