Supplementary Material to:

S. D. Bonser & L. W. Aarssen (2001) Allometry and plasticity of meristem allocation throughout development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Journal of Ecology, 89, 72-79.

Appendix 1. Summary of the linear fit for the allometric regressions for each genotype throughout development.

Genotype

Age (wks)

  

R/(I+G)

        

I/(R+G)

        

G/(R+I)

    
   

r2

n

F

p

  

r2

n

F

p

  

r2

n

F

p

                             

Fi

3

0.68

30

58.7

<0.0001

  

0.21

30

7.7

0.01

  

0.52

30

29.8

<0.0001
 

4

0.81

37

147.8

<0.0001

  

0.51

37

35.7

<0.0001

  

0.93

37

466.2

<0.0001
 

5

0.91

34

332.4

<0.0001

  

0.79

34

121.7

<0.0001

  

0.95

34

606.5

<0.0001
 

6

0.83

33

153.5

<0.0001

  

0.52

33

33.4

<0.0001

  

0.96

33

675.3

<0.0001
 

7

0.91

34

312.0

<0.0001

  

0.77

34

108.8

<0.0001

  

0.96

34

800.0

<0.0001
 

10

0.87

34

214.7

<0.0001

  

0.61

34

50.9

<0.0001

  

0.95

34

644.5

<0.0001
                               

Ob

3

0.54

14

14.3

0.003

  

0.49

15

12.6

0.004

  

0.86

14

71.5

<0.0001
 

4

0.39

21

12.1

0.003

  

0.31

21

8.6

0.009

  

0.79

21

69.5

<0.0001
 

5

0.75

23

62.3

<0.0001

  

0.34

23

28.2

<0.0001

  

0.83

23

105.6

<0.0001
 

6

0.86

26

147.8

<0.0001

  

0.75

26

70.5

<0.0001

  

0.90

26

221.8

<0.0001
 

7

0.81

27

106.5

<0.0001

  

0.62

27

41.6

<0.0001

  

0.91

27

242.6

<0.0001
 

10

0.84

28

133.4

<0.0001

  

0.70

28

60.2

<0.0001

  

0.94

28

396.0

<0.0001
                               
                               

Bla

3

0.88

27

182.0

<0.0001

  

0.82

27

114.6

<0.0001

  

0.96

27

631.1

<0.0001
 

4

0.85

33

169.2

<0.0001

  

0.66

33

61.1

<0.0001

  

0.92

33

362.6

<0.0001
 

5

0.88

35

234.8

<0.0001

  

0.78

35

117.0

<0.0001

  

0.95

35

662.3

<0.0001
 

6

0.95

34

557.0

<0.0001

  

0.89

34

249.6

<0.0001

  

0.98

34

1462

<0.0001
 

7

0.93

32

384.3

<0.0001

  

0.82

32

135.0

<0.0001

  

0.98

32

1334

<0.0001
 

10

0.83

31

143.6

<0.0001

  

0.70

31

66.9

<0.0001

  

0.97

31

1026

<0.0001
                               

Kil

3

0.61

28

41.3

<0.0001

  

0.60

29

39.9

<0.0001

  

0.79

27

97.5

<0.0001
 

4

0.89

36

281.6

<0.0001

  

0.82

37

160.5

<0.0001

  

0.92

36

409.2

<0.0001
 

5

0.91

38

344.5

<0.0001

  

0.87

38

236.7

<0.0001

  

0.94

38

519.3

<0.0001
 

6

0.96

39

796.1

<0.0001

  

0.92

39

437.0

<0.0001

  

0.96

39

858.9

<0.0001
 

7

0.96

38

897.6

<0.0001

  

0.95

38

625.9

<0.0001

  

0.98

38

1419

<0.0001
 

10

0.87

38

246.2

<0.0001

  

0.77

38

120.5

<0.0001

  

0.96

38

973.1

<0.0001
                               

Rsch

3

0.69

24

48.8

<0.0001

  

0.63

26

40.8

<0.0001

  

0.82

26

107.4

<0.0001
 

4

0.88

32

229.6

<0.0001

  

0.84

33

168.0

<0.0001

  

0.91

33

326.9

<0.0001
 

5

0.86

38

226.3

<0.0001

  

0.84

38

193.0

<0.0001

  

0.91

38

379.7

<0.0001
 

6

0.90

37

312.6

<0.0001

  

0.81

37

148.4

<0.0001

  

0.92

37

392.9

<0.0001
 

7

0.88

35

251.0

<0.0001

  

0.78

35

119.9

<0.0001

  

0.94

35

537.9

<0.0001

10

0.91

38

370.1

<0.0001

0.78

38

124.9

<0.0001

0.97

38

1280

<0.0001