Table 4 Correlation between genetic diversity, lifetime expectancy, and surrogates of population size: patch area, microclimatic conditions, nectar and host plant abundance.
From: Positive correlation between genetic diversity and fitness in a large, well-connected metapopulation
| Â | Patch area | Microclimatic conditions | Nectar abundance | Host plant abundance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p |
Expected heterozygosity (He) | -0.100 | 0.873 | -0.600 | 0.285 | 0.300 | 0.624 | 0.616 | 0.269 |
Gene diversity (Div) | 0.600 | 0.285 | -0.400 | 0.505 | -0.200 | 0.747 | 0.051 | 0.935 |
Percentage of polymorphic loci (PPL) | -0.105 | 0.866 | -0.369 | 0.541 | 0.527 | 0.362 | 0.433 | 0.467 |
Lifetime expectancy (LTE) | -0.100 | 0.873 | -0.600 | 0.285 | 0.300 | 0.624 | 0.616 | 0.269 |