Table 5. Multiple regression analysis applied to three physiological traits as a simultaneous function of either geographical parameters or/and climatic variables. Pooled data for all the laboratory populations were considered.
| Trait | Lattitude + Altitude | Tave + RH | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a ± SE | b1± SE | b2±SE | R2 | a ± SE | b1± SE | b2±SE | R2 | |
| MEL | 23.87±1.32 | 0.445±0.056 | 0.006±0.0005 | 0.97 | 61.53±2.53 | −0.69±0.09 | −0.16±0.052 | 0.95 |
| DES | 10.94±0.61 | 0.16±0.026 | 0.005±0.0002 | 0.99 | 32.65±1.25 | −0.41±0.05 | −0.10±0.026 | 0.97 |
| RWL | 3.59±0.096 | −0.02±0.004 | −0.0003±0.00004 | 0.92 | 1.38±0.18 | 0.04±0.006 | 0.014±0.004 | 0.94 |