Ecological Archives E087-110-A3

D. D. Ackerly, D. S. Schwilk, and C. O. Webb. 2006. Niche evolution and adaptive radiation: testing the order of trait divergence. Ecology 87:S50–S61.

Appendix C. Ceanothus trait matrix.

TaxonSLAPrecip January temp
(mm2/mg, log)(mm) (deg C)
Subgenus Cerastes


Ceanothus crassifolius0.467464.7 2.48
Ceanothus cuneatus cuneatus0.722863.3 0.24
Ceanothus cuneatus rigidus0.656626.1 3.97
Ceanothus divergens0.5511123.6 1.72
Ceanothus ferrisae0.465716.3 3.13
Ceanothus fresnensis0.527994.7 -2.51
Ceanothus gloriosus exaltatus0.6841188.2 2.53
Ceanothus gloriosus gloriosus0.632877 4.18
Ceanothus gloriosus porrectus0.783716.3 3.13
Ceanothus greggii0.251452.8 1.02
Ceanothus jepsonii jepsonii0.4621160.8 2.14
Ceanothus maritimus0.537544.8 4.45
Ceanothus masonii0.685692.3 3.01
Ceanothus megacarpus insularis0.510367.8 6.70
Ceanothus megacarpus megacarpus0.694521.4 2.80
Ceanothus prostratus0.5821141.6 -4.88
Ceanothus purpureus0.536747.4 1.43
Ceanothus verrucosus0.597330.4 6.50
Subgenus Euceanothus


Ceanothus arboreus0.949418.6 6.07
Ceanothus cordulatus1.3511073.1 -4.06
Ceanothus cyaneus0.929328.4 5.19
Ceanothus diversifolius1.0811092.9 -4.27
Ceanothus foliosus0.854795.7 1.47
Ceanothus griseus0.813800.4 3.69
Ceanothus hearstiorum0.942544.8 4.45
Ceanothus impressus0.817544.8 4.45
Ceanothus incanus0.9021246 1.03
Ceanothus integerrimus1.016937.5 -1.38
Ceanothus lemmonii1.1671005.7 0.57
Ceanothus leucodermis0.934587.3 1.47
Ceanothus oliganthus oliganthus1.016452.7 1.89
Ceanothus oliganthus sorediatus0.931823.8 1.48
Ceanothus papillosus0.860483.3 2.13
Ceanothus parvifolius0.9921022.9 -4.87
Ceanothus sanguineus1.1721254.2 -4.53
Ceanothus spinosus0.877459.1 2.69
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus1.1361022.8 2.12
Ceanothus tomentosus0.861692.3 1.85
Ceanothus velutinus hookeri0.8431246 1.03



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